Andrae Williams (born 12 July 1983 in

Freeport, Bahamas Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted of pineyard with substantial areas of swa ...

) is a Bahamian sprint athlete mainly competing in the

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University

Williams competed in collegiate track at

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2004

In the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, Williams was a member of the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished 6th.

2005

In June 2005, Williams set a new personal best of 44.90 in the 400 metres. At the 2005 World Championships, Williams and the Bahamas won silver in 4 X 400 m relay behind the United States.

2007

At the 2007 World Championships, Williams (together with

Avard Moncur Avard Moncur (born November 2, 1978) is a Bahamian track and field athlete competing in the 400 metres. He was born in Nassau. Career Under the guidance of coach Henry Rolle, Moncur's most successful year came in 2001 when he won the gold med ...

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and

Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu (born 24 June 1984) is a retired Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 20 ...

) won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2.59.18s.

References

External links

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Texas Tech Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Andrae 1983 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Olympic silver medalists for the Bahamas Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Texas Tech University alumni Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Freeport, Bahamas Pan American Games gold medalists for the Bahamas Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games