Foy Williams (born 27 September 1973 in Kingston,

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) is a

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retired sprinter who specialised in the

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. She represented Canada at the

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, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 23.44 (+0.3 m/s) (Ottawa 2001) *400 metres – 51.62 (Flagstaff 2000) Indoor *400 metres – 53.39 (Lisbon 2001)

References

1973 births Living people Canadian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Black Canadian female track and field athletes Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub