Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14th September 1992) is a Jamaican

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete specialising in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships. In addition, she won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships. Williams has personal bests of 12.32 seconds in the 00 metres hurdles(2019) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (2022). Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.

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Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.24 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013) *

200 metres 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 ...

– 22.62 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013) *

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

– 12.32 (−0.3 m/s) (London 2019) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

– 7.29 (Clemson 2022) *

– 23.12 (Clemson 2020) * 60 metres hurdles – 7.75 (Clemson 2022)

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* 1992 births Living people People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Jamaican female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica FISU World University Games gold medalists for Jamaica Universiade bronze medalists for Jamaica Diamond League winners IAAF Continental Cup winners Jamaican Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub