Lauryn Williams
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| Country |  United States of America |
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| Club | Florida | |
| Date of birth | September 11th 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Rochester, Pennsylvania | |
| Height | 5'3" | |
| Turned Pro | 2002 | |
| Personal Best | 100m- 10.88 200m- 22.27 |
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| Titles | ||
| Olympic Finals: | 2nd Athens 2004- 100 metres | |
| World Finals: | 1st Helsinki 2005- 100 metres | |
| Highest World Ranking: | 2 | |
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Infobox last updated on: 30th July 2006. |
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| Medal record | |||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 100 m | |
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| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | 100 m | |
| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | 4x100 m relay | |
| Gold | 2007 Osaka | 4x100 m relay | |
| Silver | 2007 Osaka | 100 m | |
Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States.
Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and attended the University of Miami. Williams is a silver medalist in the 100 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a 4-time medalist at the World Championships in Athletics, where she won (together with Angela Daigle, Muna Lee and Me'Lisa Barber) a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay in 2005 and 2007, as well as gold and silver in the 100m in 2005 and 2007 editions of the meet.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Event | Result | Extra |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 100m | 1st | 11.33 secs |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 100m | 2nd | 10.96 secs |
| World Athletics Final | Monaco, Monaco | 100m | 3rd | 11.21 secs | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 100m | 1st | 10.93 secs |
| World Athletics Final | Monaco, Monaco | 100m | 3rd | 11.04 secs | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 60m | 2nd | 7.01 secs |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 100m | 2nd | 11.01 secs |
