Barrington Williams

Barrington Williams

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-11) 11 September 1955 Jamaica
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, long jump
Club	Cannock Chase & Stafford Wolverhampton & Bilston
Coached by	Allan Jones (1989)

Barrington Chester Williams (born 11 September 1955) is a retired English sprinter and long jumper. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres instead of his preferred long jump because the schedule would force him to compete on a Sunday which was against his religious convictions.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th (sf)	60 m	6.68
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	37th (qf)	100 m	10.55
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th (q)	Long jump	7.75 m1
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	11th	Long jump	7.67 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	14th (q)	Long jump	7.53 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	Long jump	7.69 m

¹No mark in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.34 (+1.3 m/s, Birmingham 1988)
• Long jump – 8.01 (-0.2 m/s, Birmingham 1989)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.65 (Vittel 1988)
• 200 metres – 21.95 (Birmingham 1998)
• Long jump – 8.05 (Cosford 1989)

References

• All-Athletics profile