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{{short description|Barbadian sprinter}}
{{Short description|Barbadian sprinter (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox athlete
{{Infobox athlete
| name = Sada Williams
| name = Sada Williams
| image = Sada Williams 2016.jpg
| image = 400m women final Oregon 2022 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| imagesize =
| caption = Williams at the [[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 World Championships]] in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
| caption = Sada Williams in 2016
| fullname =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|1|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bridgetown]], Barbados
| birth_place = [[Saint Philip, Barbados|Saint Philip]], Barbados
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| height = 1.78 m<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |title=2015 Pan Am Games bio |access-date=2017-08-09 |archive-date=2015-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805080303/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| weight = 53 kg
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| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
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| event = [[200 m]], [[400 m]]
| club =
| education =
| education =
| coach =
| height = 1.78 m
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| weight = 53 kg<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |title=2015 Pan Am Games bio |access-date=2017-08-09 |archive-date=2015-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805080303/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| medaltemplates =
| country = [[Barbados]]
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
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| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
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| event = [[200 metres]], [[400 metres]]
| club = MVP Track Club (2018–)
| coach = Stephen Francis (2018–)<ref name="WA2022feature">{{Cite web |last=Dennehy |first=Cathal |date=2022-09-27 |title=After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/sada-williams-barbados-400m-oregon |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
| pb = {{ubl
|[[100 metres|100&nbsp;m]]: 11.66 (2017)
|[[200 metres|200&nbsp;m]]: 22.61 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2016)
|[[400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]: 49.58 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2023)
}}
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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{BRB}}}}
{{Medal|Country|{{BRB}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 World Athletics Championships |2023 Budapest]]|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres|400&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[NACAC Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 NACAC Championships|2022 Freeport]]|[[2022 NACAC Championships – Results#400 meters 2|400&nbsp;m]]}}
}}
}}
'''Sada Williams''' (born 1 December 1997) is a [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] competing primarily in the [[200 metres|200]] and [[400 metres]].<ref>{{iaaf name|289600}}</ref> She represented her country at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Championships]] without reaching the semifinals.


'''Sada Williams''' ({{respell|SHAH|day}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq-9b4oF14g&ab_channel=TheFinalLeg |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> born 1 December 1997)<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/barbados/sada-williams-14592846 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref> is a [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] competing primarily in the [[200 metres|200]] and [[400 metres]]. She won the bronze medal in the 400&nbsp;m at the [[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 World Championships]], becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the [[World Athletics Championships]].<ref name="WA2022feature" /> Williams took a gold in the event at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games]].
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She competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics WILLIAMS Sada - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-22|website=Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007192901/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm}}</ref>

She represented her country at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Athletics Championships]] without reaching the semifinals.

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Williams competed at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics WILLIAMS Sada|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-22|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007192901/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm}}</ref>

She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400&nbsp;m at the World Championships [[2022 World Athletics Championships|Eugene 2022]] in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind [[Shaunae Miller-Uibo]] (49.11&nbsp;s) and [[Marileidy Paulino]] who ran a time of 49.60&nbsp;s.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-22 |title=Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/102992-miller-uibo-claims-elusive-world-champs-gold-shock-bronze-for-barbados-sada-williams |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=SportsMax.tv |language=en-gb}}</ref> About two weeks later at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.<ref>{{citation | url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/ATH/S/W/400M--------------/FNL-/000100-- | title=Detailed Results - Women's 400m | date=9 August 2022}}</ref> She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40&nbsp;s) at the [[2022 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]] in [[Freeport, Bahamas]], with a time of 49.86 seconds.<ref name="WAprofile" />


==International competitions==
==International competitions==
{|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{|{{AchievementTable|nation=BAR|Event=yes}}
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|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{BAR}}
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|-
|rowspan=5|2014
|rowspan=5|2014
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|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|200 m
|200 m
|[[2014 CARIFTA Games#Girls U-18 (Youth)|23.43]]
|23.43
|-
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m
|400 m
|[[2014 CARIFTA Games#Girls U-18 (Youth)|53.39]]
|53.39
|-
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2014 CARIFTA Games#Girls U-18 (Youth)|3:41.90]]
|3:41.90
|-
|-
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
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|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m
|200 m
|[[2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships#Women|23.49]]
|23.49
|-
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400 m
|400 m
|[[2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships#Women|52.75]]
|52.75
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2016
|rowspan=3|2016
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|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|200 m
|[[2016 CARIFTA Games#Girls U-20 (Junior)|22.72]] ({{AthAbbr|w}})
|22.72 (w)
|-
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m
|400 m
|[[2016 CARIFTA Games#Girls U-20 (Junior)|52.07]]
|52.07
|-
|-
|[[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|World U20 Championships]]
|[[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|World U20 Championships]]
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|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|50.11]]
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|50.11]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|rowspan=4|2022
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]
|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]
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|400 m
|400 m
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|49.75]] {{AthAbbr|NR}}
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|49.75]] {{AthAbbr|NR}}
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|-
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Birmingham, England]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres|49.90]] {{AthAbbr|GR}}
|-
|[[2022 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]]
|[[Freeport, Bahamas]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400 m
|[[2022 NACAC Championships – Results#400 meters 2|49.86]]
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|rowspan=3|2023
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|400 m
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships - Women's 400 metres|49.60]]
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<sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final<br>
<sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final<br>
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* [[100 metres]] – 11.66 (0.0&nbsp;m/s, [[Saint Michael, Barbados|St. Michael]] 2017)
* [[100 metres]] – 11.66 (0.0&nbsp;m/s, [[Saint Michael, Barbados|St. Michael]] 2017)
* [[200 metres]] – 22.61 (+1.6&nbsp;m/s, [[Saint Michael, Barbados|St. Michael]] 2016) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}'''
* [[200 metres]] – 22.61 (+1.6&nbsp;m/s, [[Saint Michael, Barbados|St. Michael]] 2016) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}'''
* [[400 metres]] – 49.75 ([[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]] 2022) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}'''
* [[400 metres]] – 49.58([[Budapest, Hungary|Budapest, HU]] 2023) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}'''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 400m Women}}

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[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Barbados]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]




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Latest revision as of 12:46, 24 December 2023

Sada Williams
Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)
Saint Philip, Barbados
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBarbados
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
ClubMVP Track Club (2018–)
Coached byStephen Francis (2018–)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Barbados
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 400 m
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Freeport 400 m

Sada Williams (SHAH-day;[3] born 1 December 1997)[4] is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.[2] Williams took a gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships without reaching the semifinals.

Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]

She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships Eugene 2022 in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo (49.11 s) and Marileidy Paulino who ran a time of 49.60 s.[6] About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, 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 the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, with a time of 49.86 seconds.[4]

International competitions[edit]

Representing  Barbados
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
2nd 400 m 52.75
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 1st 200 m 22.72 (w)
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
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

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

Personal bests[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Pan Am Games bio". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (2022-09-27). "After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. ^ "Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion". YouTube. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ a b "Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ "Athletics WILLIAMS Sada". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. ^ "Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams". SportsMax.tv. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. ^ Detailed Results - Women's 400m, 9 August 2022

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