Dawn Williams-Sewer (born 23 December 1973 in

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) she is a retired athlete who competed for

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. She competed at the

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in the women's 800 metres, in the first round she finished 3rd and qualified for the semi-final, where she finished 5th and just missed out to a place in the final. Her result was overall in 10th place. This is as of 2016 the best performance by a Dominican athlete at the Olympics. Competing for the

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team, Williams-Sewer won the 1997

800 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships This is a list of the NCAA Division I indoor champions in the 800 meters or its imperial equivalent 880 yards. The imperial distance was run until 1983, while the metric distance was contested since 1984. The event was not held in 1986 and 1987. H ...

References

Living people 1973 births Dominica female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Dominica Olympic athletes for Dominica Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Saint John Parish, Dominica NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Little Rock Trojans women's track and field athletes {{Dominica-athletics-bio-stub