&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Steve_Williams_1976.jpg) Steve Williams in 1976. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1953 New York City, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.07 s (Zurich, Switzerland; 16/08/1978)[2]/ 9.9 s (hand-time, then WR=) 200 m: 20.16 s (Stuttgart, Germany; 26/08/1975)[2] / 19.8 s (hand-time, then WR=)[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Williams (born November 13, 1953)[5] is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States. He equalled the men's world records for the 100 m and 200 m with hand-timed runs of 9.9 seconds and 19.8 seconds, respectively, and was also a member of a team that set a world record in the 4 × 100 m relay.
He never competed at the Olympics, but had success at the IAAF World Cup: he won the 100 m and set a world record in the 4×100-meter relay with the US team at the inaugural championship in 1977. He won the 100 yd and 220 yd American titles at the 1973 AAU Championships and retained his short sprint title with a 100 m victory in 1974.[6]
- ^ a b E L Quercetani & G Pallicca, A World History of Sprint Racing 1850-2005, p 103
- ^ a b http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=w/athcode=234180/index.html IAAF, Athletes Biographies
- ^ http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_400ok.htm#5 All-time performances 400 m. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ E L Quercetani & G Pallicca, A World History of Sprint Racing 1850-2005, p 309.
- ^ http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=10679 www.sporting-heroes.net
- ^ "Track & Field News: A History of the Results of the National Track & Field Championships of the USA from 1876 Through 2003". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-17. A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003, Track and Field News, Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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