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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How decorated Olympian Lauryn Williams used ACE resources to give back through her financial planning business
Devin Lowe May 03, 2020
The USOPC's Athlete Career and Education (ACE) program helped the track and field and bobsled athlete launch her business
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How Decorated Olympian Lauryn Williams Gives Back To Today’s Athletes With Financial Planning Business
Devin Lowe May 03, 2020
The track and field and bobsled athlete was helped by the USOPC’s ACE program.
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Comparing Boycott To Postponement, 1980 Olympians Speak To 2020 Olympic Team: “You Are Saving Lives”
Paul D. Bowker April 29, 2020
Members of the 1980 team that boycotted the Moscow Games held a virtual town hall.
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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."
