Danielle Williams

Danielle Williams
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Gracia Williams
Born (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 (age 32)
St. Andrew, Jamaica[1]
EducationJohnson C. Smith University[2]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres hurdles
Coached byLennox Graham
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 100 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Miramar 100 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo 4×100m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 100 m hurdles

Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles.[3] She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100m hurdles.

Williams has personal bests of 12.32 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (2019) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (2022).

Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.