Kendell Williams
American track and field athlete
 Kendell Williams at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1995-06-14) June 14, 1995 (age 28) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field, Track, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, pentathlon, 100 meters hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Bulldogs[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Petros Kyprianou '13 - '22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kendell Williams (born June 14, 1995) is an American track and field athlete competing in the combined events.[2][3] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth. Williams qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Williams' brother is fellow American track and field athlete Devon Williams.
NCAA
Kendell Williams ends her senior year (2017) as a seven time NCAA Division I Champion. U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American. Kendell won the heptathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 6225 points. Kendall won the pentathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 4703 points and 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships scoring 4635 points. Kendell won the pentathlon at 2015 and 2016 SEC Indoor Championships and 2014 heptathlon at SEC Outdoor Championships.[5] Kendell leaves the NCAA as the only Athlete to win the same event 4 years in a row. (The Indoor Pentathlon) Kendell still holds the National record (4703 pts) Kendell won the NCAA Div 1 Heptathlon 3 times.
While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2017.[6][7]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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Representing the  United States | |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 3rd | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.28 s |
| 11th | Heptathlon (youth) | 5101 pts | |||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Heptathlon | 5578 pts |
| 2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5572 pts |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 s |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | Pentathlon | 4586 pts |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th | Heptathlon | 6221 pts | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 12th | Heptathlon | 6220 pts |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th | Pentathlon | 4414 pts |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | Heptathlon | 6415 pts |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Heptathlon | 6508 pts |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade Serbia | 3rd | Pentathlon | 4680 pts |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
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References
- ^ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Kendell Williams". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Kendell Williams at World Athletics
- ^ "Kendell Williams Advances To Second Games As U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Wrap Up". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Kendell Williams at University of Georgia". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Editor, Zach Shugan | Assistant Sports. "Kendell Williams named Honda Sport Award winner". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Georgia's Kendell Williams Named Honda Sport Award winner for Track & Field". CWSA. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kendell Williams.
- Kendell Williams at World Athletics
- Kendell Williams at www.USATF.org
- Kendell Williams at Team USA (archive May 8, 2023)
- Kendell Williams at Olympics.com
- Kendell Williams at Olympedia
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