Elmer Williams González (born 8 October 1964; Naguabo, Puerto Rico) is a retired Puerto Rican

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er. He won the silver medal at the

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and the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won bronze medals in

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and

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, and then three consecutive gold medals in

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and

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. Williams was the first Puerto Rican athlete to jump over 26 feet in Puerto Rico. He competed in the 1992 Olympic Games as well as the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, without reaching the final. He also finished fourth in the 1985 World University Games in

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. He won the silver medal at the Americas Cup in 1989, which is when he set the Puerto Rico National Long Jump record. In 1992 he won the bronze medal in

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. He was inducted into the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of fame in October 2011. His personal best jump was 8.19 metres, achieved in August 1989 in Bogotá. Elmer William has been the athletic director in the

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References

* 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games People from Naguabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub