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Kendal Williams
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Williams at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships
Personal information
Born (1995-09-23) September 23, 1995 (age 29)
Jacksonville, Florida, US
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 165 lb
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Sprints
College team Georgia Bulldogs (2016–2018)
Florida State Seminoles (2015)
Club PURE Athletics
Team adidas
Turned pro 2018
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.51 (2017)
  • 100 m: 9.93 (2024)
  • 200 m: 20.15 (2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States United States
Athletics World Cup
Gold 2018 London 4×100 m relay
Silver 2018 London 100 m
Pan American Games
Gold 2015 Toronto 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver 2018 Toronto 100 m
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold 2016 San Salvador 100 m
Gold 2016 San Salvador 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold 2014 Oregon 100 m
Gold 2014 Oregon 4×100 m relay

Kendal Williams (born September 23, 1995) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. Representing the United States at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he earned gold medals in the 100 meters and the 4 × 100 m relay, upsetting teammate and favorite Trayvon Bromell in the 100 m who had earlier that year become the first junior to break the 10-second barrier.

Williams attended Stanton College Preparatory School where he won multiple state titles and was a high school All-American. He went to Florida State University on scholarship in 2014 and competed for the Seminoles in 2015, placing second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships 100 m with a wind-assisted 9.98 seconds run as a freshman. However he transferred to the University of Georgia after his freshman year, following coach Ken Harnden whose contract had not been renewed by Florida State.

In his senior year at Georgia he clocked a 9.99 s run, this time with allowable wind, in the Southeastern Conference Championships 100 m to win and set a new personal best. He did not progress out of his heat at the NCAA Division I Championships, but he went on to make the final at the USA Championships, finishing third in his last race representing the Bulldogs. He went on to represent the United States at the inaugural Athletics World Cup, earning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.51 N/A Clemson, South Carolina, US February 17, 2017 Indoor
100 m 9.93 +2.0 Clermont, Florida, US May 11, 2024
9.98 w +2.1 Tallahassee, Florida, US May 16, 2015 Wind-assisted
200 m 20.15 +0.8 Knoxville, Tennessee, US May 13, 2018
20.11 w +3.3 Eugene, Oregon, US July 7, 2016 Wind-assisted
4×100 m relay 38.27 N/A Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 25, 2015
4×200 m relay 1:20.88 N/A Gainesville, Florida, US 30 March 2019

International championship results

Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, US 1st 100 m 10.21 −0.6 PB
16th 200 m 21.10 +1.9
1st 4×100 m relay 38.70 N/A WJL, PB
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1st 4×100 m relay 38.27 N/A PB
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 100 m 10.23 −0.9
1st 4×100 m relay 38.63 N/A
2018 Athletics World Cup London, England 2nd 100 m 10.05 +0.3
1st 4×100 m relay 38.42 N/A
NACAC Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd 100 m 10.11 +0.4
DNF 4×100 m relay — N/A Dropped baton

National championship results

Representing the 1st Coast Track Club (2011–2014), Florida State Seminoles (2015), Georgia Bulldogs (2016–2018), and adidas (2019–2022)
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
2011 US World Youth Trials Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 4th 100 m 10.79 −2.8
4th 200 m 21.31 +1.4
USATF Youth Championships (born 1995–1996) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1st 200 m 21.46 −1.5
1st 100 m 10.73 −0.5
4th 400 m 50.50 N/A PB
2012 USATF Junior Championships Bloomington, Indiana 10th 100 m 10.68 −0.9
5th 200 m 21.11 +0.1
2013 USATF Junior Championships Des Moines, Iowa 6th 100 m 10.88 −4.8
DQ (semis) 200 m — −3.4 Lane violation
2014 USATF Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd 100 m 10.27 +1.2 PB
2nd 200 m 20.46 w +2.9 Wind-assisted
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 9th 60 m 6.62 N/A
NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th 100 m 9.98 w +2.7 Wind-assisted
8th 200 m 20.45 w +2.4 Wind-assisted
9th 4×100 m relay 39.48 N/A
USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 10th 100 m 9.98 w +3.7 Wind-assisted
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 10th 100 m 10.04 w +2.7 Wind-assisted
7th 200 m 20.38 +1.6
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas 5th 60 m 6.60 N/A
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 21st 100 m 10.50 +1.3
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas 7th 60 m 6.65 N/A
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 16th 100 m 10.16 −0.9
3rd 200 m 20.32 0.0
USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 100 m 10.00 +1.1
2019 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th 100 m 10.33 −0.1
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 18th 100 m 10.15 +1.9 SB
2022 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th 100 m 10.03 +1.4
15th 200 m 20.79 +1.2
  • NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

Seasonal bests

Year 60 meters 100 meters 200 meters
2011 — 10.51 21.16
2012 6.81 10.48 20.89
2013 6.71 10.28 20.64
2014 — 10.21 20.55
2015 6.56 10.07 20.26
2016 6.63 10.06 20.31
2017 6.51 10.06 20.30
2018 6.61 9.99 20.15
2019 — 10.03 —
2020 — 10.14 21.07
2021 6.78 10.15 —
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