Ryan Williams (athlete)

Ryan Williams
nation	Namibia
birthday	26th March 2000 (age 20)
place of birth	Namibia
Career
discipline	Shot put , discus throw
status	active
Medal table
U20 African Championships 0 × 0 × 2 ×
Junior African Championships bronze Abidjan 2019 16.02 m bronze Abidjan 2019 53.37 m
last change: March 27, 2020

Ryan Williams (born March 26, 2000 ) is a track and field athlete from Namibia who competes in the shot put and discus throw .

Athletic career

Ryan Williams gained his first international experience in 2017 at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi , where he was eliminated in the qualifying discus throw with 53.83 m. Two years later he won the bronze medal in the shot put with the 6 kg ball at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan with 16.02 m and also secured the bronze medal in the discus throw with the somewhat lighter discus with a width of 53.37 m. He then took part in the Africa Games in Rabat for the first time and finished sixth there with 53.01 m.

From 2017 to 2019 Williams was Namibian champion in discus throw and in 2017 and 2019 also in shot put.

Personal bests

• Shot put: 14.08 m, April 5, 2019 in Windhoek
• Discus throw: 55.61 m, February 25, 2020 in Potchefstroom ( Namibian record )

Web links

• Ryan Williams in the database of World Athletics (English)