Micah Williams (born November 12, 2001) is an American
sprinter.
His 9.91 Oregon school record qualified him as U.S. Olympian alternate in the 4 × 100 relay for the
2021 Olympics and attracted nationwide media interest.
He was gold medalist in the 4 × 100 relay in the
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
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in
Tampere
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, Finland.
At the 2022
USATF
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Golden Games, he recorded a
wind-assisted
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Due to a tailwind helping to enhance the speed of the at ...
time of 9.83.
Early life
Williams worked for
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during high school, where he was once told that he did not move fast enough when packing boxes.
Williams competed in the USA Junior Championships, finishing eighth (200 meter) in 2015, third (100) and fourth (200) in 2016, fourth (100) and fifth (200) in 2017 and fourth (100) in 2018. The latter year he also was fourth in the OSAA 6A state champion (100 and 200).
Career
In 2021, Williams became No. 7 collegiate all-time performer in the 60-meter dash (6.49 seconds). He was a three-time Gatorade Oregon Boys' Track and Field Runner of the Year while competing for Benson Polytechnic High School after setting the state meet record (10.42) and the state's all-time best 100m time (10.21).
As of 2022, his personal best in the 200-meter dash is 20.05.
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In 2022, Williams set a new personal best of 9.86 in the 100-meter dash.[https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/micah-williams/16225]
Personal records
* 60 meters: 6.48 ( Spokane), January 25, 2022
* 100 meters
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: 9.86 (+0.7 m/s) ( Fayetteville), May 27, 2022
* 200 meters
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
: 20.05 (0.0 m/s) ( Eugene
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), May 15, 2022
See also
10-second barrier
The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male sprinter. Its significance has become less i ...
References
External links
Official website
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USATF bio
Team USA bio
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2001 births
Living people
American male sprinters
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon
Track and field athletes from Oregon
African-American male track and field athletes
21st-century African-American sportspeople