Bill Collins (athlete)

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Bill Collins (actually William Collins ; born November 20, 1950 ) is a former American sprinter .

In 1975 he was fourth over 200 m and eighth over 100 m at the Pan American Games in Mexico City and won the 4-by-100-meter relay .

At the Athletics World Cup in Düsseldorf in 1977 he set a world record in the 4 x 100 meter relay with Steve Riddick , Cliff Wiley and Steve Williams with 38.03 seconds. In the same year he won gold over 200 m and silver over 100 m at the Pacific Conference Games .

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 10.24 s, May 16, 1981, Les Abymes (hand-stopped: 10.0 s, May 9, 1981, Houston )
  • 200 m: 20.49 s, May 6, 1979, Les Abymes (hand-stopped: 20.2 s, May 8, 1976, Houston )

Web links

  • Bill Collins in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
personal data
SURNAME Collins, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Collins, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1950