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Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a silver medalist in the 100 meters at 2004 Summer Olympics.
The newest star in American sprinting, 20-year-old Lauryn Williams won the 100 meters Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in a brilliant and poised run...Williams had family members in Athens, due almost entirely to a total of nearly $20,000 raised by the public to help pay for the trips…the cost of her father's trip, including six dialysis treatments he must receive while in Athens, was covered fully by a $10,000 contribution from Sewickley businessman Tim Wiebe…she also in 2004 won an NCAA title, ran at the time a world leader in the 100m to make her first Olympic Team…Williams was 3rd in the 100m at the Olympic Trials, beating out Gail Devers for the final Olympic position by .01 second: “Someone who I've looked up to is Gail Devers and to beat her by one-one hundredth of a second is a great opportunity,” she said afterward. The 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist in the 100m and 4x100m relay set a then school-record of 11.12 in winning the Pan American 100m crown…she earned All-America honors in the 60m, 100m and 4x100m relay…Williams registered one of the best freshman seasons for the University of Miami in it’s school history…became the first Miami Hurricane to earn All-America honors in the 60m…in high school she holds the Pennsylvania state records in the 100 and 200m…she also holds her high school’s school records for the 100, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay.