Name: Lauryn Williams
Sport: Track & Field
Discipline: 100m
Height: 5’3”
Current Residence: Miami, Florida
College: University of Miami '04, Finance
Olympic Experience:
- 2004 Olympic Games, silver in the 100m
- 2008 Olympic Games, 4th in the 100m
- 2012 Olympic Games, gold in the 4x100m relay
Career Highlights:
- Four-time USA Outdoor third place finisher
- 2005 World Outdoor 100m champion
- 2006 World Indoor silver medalist
- 2002 World Junior gold medalist
Fun Facts: Williams is an active volunteer with USATF’s Win With Integrity program, and was named the 2006 Visa Humanitarian of the Year ... She has also volunteered at Arcola Lakes Elementary School in Miami, Florida, where she assisting a class of deaf students ... Graduated from Miami in 3 and a half years, delivering her commencement speech on Dec. 16, 2004
Learn more:
USA Track & Field
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Team USA Athletes Rave About Lessons Learned At Post-Games Athlete Career And Education Summit
Lisa Costantini May 02, 2018
Ninety athletes descended on the nation’s capital to seek the answer to the question, 'What’s next?'
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Advice For Your Career And Life From 5 Olympic And Paralympic Legends
Darci Miller April 25, 2018
With 14 combined medals - and impressive post-athletic careers - these five know what they're talking about.
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Advice For Your Career And Life From 5 Olympic And Paralympic Legends
Darci Miller April 25, 2018
With 14 combined medals - and impressive post-athletic careers - these five know what they're talking about.
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Relive The Moment: Team USA WinterFest Rolls On In Bentonville, Arkansas
Jan. 22, 2018
Olympic medalists Lauryn Williams and Jeremy Abbott were on hand to meet fans and eat S'mores.
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In Their Own Words: The Best Tweets And Photos From Next Olympic Hopeful Participants
Emily Reinwald Aug. 23, 2017
Before tuning in to Next Olympic Hopeful, see what the athletes, mentors and coaches had to say.
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Impacts Of Title IX Still Felt By Team USA Athletes Today
Karen Price June 22, 2017
Over the past 45 years, Title IX has had a lasting impact on the women of Team USA.
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10 Impressive Team USA Athletes Who Successfully Transferred Their Talent From One Sport To Another
Karen Rosen June 01, 2017
Want to follow in their footsteps? Register for "Scouting Camp - The Next Olympic Hopeful."
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Red, White & Trending: May 19-25
Jamie MacDonald May 26, 2017
Soccer star Carli Lloyd copes with Manchester's tragedy; has Morgan Brian bailed on teammate Lindsey Horan?; skiing stars Steven Nyman and Daron Rahlves groom the next generation of downhillers (and make a mom's day); Mikaela Shiffrin's intense core workout; Jessie Diggins dorks out in spandex (again); Travis Ganong's dreamy Maui vacation; Kaleigh Gilchrist's surfing slang; HOF calls for Alicia Sacramone and Angela Ruggiero; Brian Siemann sells out teammate Amanda McGrory; Dominique Dawes dances with another '90s star; Jonathan Horton's son is already flipping out; great seats for lugers Jayson Terdiman and Erin Hamlin ... and more.
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18 Influential Black Athletes In U.S. Olympic History
Stuart Lieberman Feb. 22, 2017
Black athletes have played a major role in the growth and success of the Olympic Movement.
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Where to go from here: For U.S. Olympians and Paralympians, athlete career services provide clarity for life after sport
Caryn Maconi Oct. 12, 2016
Team USA athletes hone professional skills at ACE Summit in Washington, D.C.