Name: Jesse Williams
Sport: Track and Field
Event: High Jump
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Birthplace: Modesto, Calif.
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
High School: Broughton High School (Raleigh, N.C.) ‘02
College: University of Southern California ’06, Economics
Olympic Experience:
  • London 2012 Olympic Games, T-9th
  • Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, T-19th

Career Highlights:
  • Two-time national indoor champion (2010, 2012)
  • Two-time national outdoor champion (2010-11)
  • 2011 World Outdoor Championships, gold


Personal: Son of David and Jacquie Williams…Has one brother, Ben, and one sister, Hannah…Hobbies include carpentry, remodeling and playing basketball.

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