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Kimberly Williams

Kimberly Williams at 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 (age 36) Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
College team	Florida State Seminoles
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham Triple jump 2014 Sopot Triple jump 2022 Belgrade Triple jump Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Triple jump 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Triple jump CAC Championships 2009 Havana Triple jump Pan American Junior Championships 2007 Sao Paulo Triple jump NACAC U-23 Championships 2010 Miramar Triple jump Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships 2006 Port of Spain Triple jump Carifta Games 2007 Providenciales Triple jump 2006 Les Abymes Triple jump 2004 Hamilton Triple jump 2003 Port of Spain Triple jump 2007 Providenciales Long jump

Kimberly Williams (born 3 November 1988) is a Jamaican triple jumper. She is a multiple time Jamaican National Champion. She was successful as a youth athlete, winning the 2003 CARIFTA Games (under 17 division) as a 14 year old. She was runner up at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Later, she jumped for Florida State University and was a four time NCAA Champion. By the time she graduated in 2012, she was "the most decorated women's track and field athlete in Florida State history." She is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion in the triple jump. She was a finalist in the 2016 Olympics, ranking as high as 4th after two rounds of jumping, ultimately finishing seventh.

She represented Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Jamaica
2003	CARIFTA Games	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	Triple jump	12.18 m
2004	CARIFTA Games	Hamilton, Bermuda	1st	Triple jump	12.53 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad	2nd	Triple jump	12.47 m
	CARIFTA Games	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	1st	Triple jump	12.94 m
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	15th (q)	Triple jump	12.81 m (-0.2 m/s)
2007	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Triple jump	13.38 m
	CARIFTA Games	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	1st	Triple jump	12.85 m
			2nd	Long jump	6.15 m
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Triple jump	13.78 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	15 (q)	Triple jump	14.08 m
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Triple jump	14.23 m
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Miramar, United States	1st	Triple jump	14.14m (+3.1 m/s) w
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	14th (q)	Triple jump	14.06 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	Triple jump	14.27 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	4th	Triple jump	14.62 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	3rd	Triple jump	14.39 m
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	Triple jump	14.21 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	Triple jump	14.45 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Triple jump	14.53 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	Triple jump	14.01 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	Triple jump	14.48 m
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	1st	Triple jump	14.64 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	4th	Triple jump	14.15 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	Triple jump	14.64 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	Triple jump	14.51 m
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Triple jump	14.62 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	7th	Triple jump	14.29 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	Triple jump	14.38 m
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	Triple jump	14.07 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	20th (q)	Triple jump	13.77 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Long jump – 6.42 (+1.1 m/s, Tallahassee 2009)
• Triple jump – 14.69 (+1.6 m/s, Doha 2021)

Indoor

• Long jump – 6.55 (Blacksburg 2011)
• Triple jump – 14.62 (Belgrade 2022)

References

1. "#NatlTrials: Kimberly Williams defends national triple jump title". JamaicaObserver.com. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
2. "Kimberly Williams". Fsu.edu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
3. "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

• Kimberly Williams at World Athletics
• Kimberly Williams at Diamond League
• Kimberly Williams at TFRRS.org
• Kimberly Williams at TFRRS.org
• Kimberly Williams at Olympics.com

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