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Born | Jacksonville, Florida, US | September 23, 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Georgia Bulldogs (2016–2018) Florida State Seminoles (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | PURE Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | adidas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kendal Williams (born September 23, 1995) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
Williams attended Stanton College Preparatory School where he won multiple state titles and was a high school All-American.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11][12] 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.
Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m | 6.51 | — | 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 | — | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 25, 2015 | |
4×200 m relay | 1:20.88 | — | Gainesville, Florida, US | 30 March 2019 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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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 | — | WJL, PB[13] | |||
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.27 | — | PB |
2016 | NACAC U23 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 100 m | 10.23 | −0.9 | |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.63 | — | ||||
2018 | Athletics World Cup | London, England | 2nd | 100 m | 10.05 | +0.3 | |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.42 | — | ||||
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2nd | 100 m | 10.11 | +0.4 | ||
DNF | 4×100 m relay | — | — | Dropped baton |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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2011 | US World Youth Trials | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 4th | 100 m | 10.79 | −2.8 | [14] |
4th | 200 m | 21.31 | +1.4 | [15] | |||
USATF Youth Championships (born 1995–1996) | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 1st | 200 m | 21.46 | −1.5 | [16] | |
1st | 100 m | 10.73 | −0.5 | [17] | |||
4th | 400 m | 50.50 | — | PB[18] | |||
2012 | USATF Junior Championships | Bloomington, Indiana | 10th | 100 m | 10.68 | −0.9 | [19] |
5th | 200 m | 21.11 | +0.1 | [19] | |||
2013 | USATF Junior Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | 100 m | 10.88 | −4.8 | [20] |
DQ (semis) | 200 m | — | −3.4 | Lane violation[20] | |||
2014 | USATF Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 100 m | 10.27 | +1.2 | PB[21] |
2nd | 200 m | 20.46 w | +2.9 | Wind-assisted[21] | |||
2015 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 9th | 60 m | 6.62 | — | |
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 | — | ||||
USATF Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 10th | 100 m | 9.98 w | +3.7 | Wind-assisted[22] | |
2016 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 10th | 100 m | 10.04 w | +2.7 | Wind-assisted[23] |
7th | 200 m | 20.38 | +1.6 | [23] | |||
2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas | 5th | 60 m | 6.60 | — | |
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 | — | |
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 | [24] | |
2019 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 10th | 100 m | 10.33 | −0.1 | [25] |
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 | [26] |
15th | 200 m | 20.79 | +1.2 | [26] |
Year | 60 meters | 100 meters | 200 meters |
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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 | — |