Sada Williams

Sada Williams
	Williams at the2022 World ChampionshipsinEugene
Personal information
Born	1 December 1997(age 26); Saint Philip,Barbados
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Barbados
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres,400 metres
Club	MVP Track Club (2018–)
Coached by	Stephen Francis (2018–)
Achievements and titles
Personalbests	100 m:11.66 (2017); 200 m:22.61NR(2016); 400 m:49.58NR(2023);
Medal record
Women'sathletics
RepresentingBarbados
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
NACAC Championships

Sada Williams(SHAH-day;^[3]born 1 December 1997)^[4]is aBarbadian sprintercompeting primarily in the200and400 metres.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the2022 World Championships,becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at theWorld Athletics Championships.^[2]Williams took gold in the event at the2022 Commonwealth Games.

She represented her country at the2017 World Athletics Championshipsbut did not reach the semifinals.

Williams competed at the2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[5]

She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World ChampionshipsEugene 2022in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behindShaunae Miller-Uibo(49.11 s) andMarileidy Paulino,who ran a time of 49.60 s.^[6]About two weeks later at the2022 Commonwealth GamesinBirmingham,Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.^[7]She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at theNACAC ChampionshipsinFreeport, Bahamas,with a time of 49.86 seconds.^[4]

International competitions

RepresentingBarbados
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2014	CARIFTA Games(U18)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	2nd	200 m	23.43
			1st	400 m	53.39
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.90
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	23rd (sf)	200 m	24.37
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	8th	400 m	54.93
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.72¹
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	200 m	23.49
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	400 m	52.75
2016	CARIFTA Games(U20)	St. George's, Grenada	1st	200 m	22.72(w)
	CARIFTA Games(U20)	St. George's, Grenada	1st	400 m	52.07
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd (sf)	200 m	23.35²
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (h)	200 m	23.55
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	400 m	52.25
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th (sf)	400 m	51.31
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th (sf)	400 m	50.11
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	13th (h)	400 m	52.65
	World Championships	Eugene, OR,United States	3rd	400 m	49.75 NR
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	1st	400 m	49.90 GR
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	2nd	400 m	49.86
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	400 m	49.60
2024	Olympic Games	Paris,France	7th	400 m	49.83

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

100 metres– 11.66 (0.0 m/s,St. Michael2017)
200 metres– 22.59 (+1.5 m/s,Spanish Town2024)NR
400 metres– 49.58 (Budapest2023)NR

References

^"2015 Pan Am Games bio".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-05.Retrieved2017-08-09.
^^a ^bDennehy, Cathal (2022-09-27)."After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail".World Athletics.Retrieved2022-09-27.
^"Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion".YouTube.2022-07-23.Retrieved2023-08-22.
^^a ^b"Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile".World Athletics.Retrieved2021-07-22.
^"Athletics WILLIAMS Sada".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-10-07.Retrieved2021-08-22.
^"Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams".SportsMax.tv.2022-07-22.Retrieved2022-09-28.
^Detailed Results - Women's 400m,9 August 2022

External links

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Preceded by Alex Sobers Danielle Titus	Flag bearerforBarbados Paris 2024 with Jack Kirby	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "2015 Pan Am Games bio".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-05.Retrieved2017-08-09.

[WA2022feature-2] Dennehy, Cathal (2022-09-27)."After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail".World Athletics.Retrieved2022-09-27.

[3] "Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion".YouTube.2022-07-23.Retrieved2023-08-22.

[WAprofile-4] "Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile".World Athletics.Retrieved2021-07-22.

[5] "Athletics WILLIAMS Sada".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-10-07.Retrieved2021-08-22.

[6] "Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams".SportsMax.tv.2022-07-22.Retrieved2022-09-28.

[7] Detailed Results - Women's 400m,9 August 2022

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v t e Commonwealth Gameschampions in women's400 metres
440 yards (1966)	1966:Judy Pollock(AUS)
400 metres (1970–present)	1970:Marilyn Neufville(JAM) 1974:Yvonne Saunders(CAN) 1978:Donna Hartley(ENG) 1982:Raelene Boyle(AUS) 1986:Debbie Flintoff-King(AUS) 1990:Fatima Yusuf(NGR) 1994:Cathy Freeman(AUS) 1998:Sandie Richards(JAM) 2002:Aliann Pompey(GUY) 2006:Christine Ohuruogu(ENG) 2010:Amantle Montsho(BOT) 2014:Stephenie Ann McPherson(JAM) 2018:Amantle Montsho(BOT) 2022:Sada Williams(BAR)