Tiffany Williams (née Ross; born 5 February 1983 in

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) is an American hurdler who is a former US 400m hurdles champion in 2007 and 2008. She had a standout collegiate career at the University of South Carolina, as SEC champion 3 years in a row and a 15 time all American. She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the

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. In addition she won a silver medal in

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at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. She qualified for the 2008 US Olympic team by winning the final of the

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at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in

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/ref> Her personal best time for the 400 m hurdles is 53.28 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in

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. Williams returned to form in 2012 running 55.01 her fastest time in 3 years in a meeting in Turkey.

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* (http://www.tiffanymwilliams.com/) Official Website 1983 births Living people American female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Miami African-American female track and field athletes South Carolina Gamecocks women's track and field athletes World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women {{US-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub