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Foy Williams
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1973-09-27) 27 September 1973 (age 50)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.70 m
Weight 59 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 m
Club Gladstone Athletics

Foy Williams (born 27 September 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian retired sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 6th 400 m 53.13
4th 4 × 400 m 3:31.94
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8th (sf) 400 m 52.35
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:29.97
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 7th 400 m 53.65
5th 4 × 400 m 3:31.85
World Championships Seville, Spain 32nd (qf) 400 m 54.34
9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:28.47
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 28th (qf) 400 m 52.68
12th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:27.36
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 12th (sf) 400 m 53.61
Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 5th 400 m 52.40
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 31st (h) 400 m 52.92
8th 4 × 400 m 3:27.93
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 400 m 53.21
5th 4 × 400 m 3:32.24

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 23.44 (+0.3 m/s) (Ottawa 2001)
  • 400 metres – 51.62 (Flagstaff 2000)

Indoor

  • 400 metres – 53.39 (Lisbon 2001)
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