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Athlete Bio

Steve Williams

Basic Information

Status: Hall of Fame Gender: Male Date of Birth: 11/12/1953

Athletics Information

Event: Outdoor Track & Field Agent: N/A

Residences

Hometown: New York, New York High School: Evander Childs High School College: University of Texas at El Paso & San Diego State University

2x

World (Continental) Cup winner

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

Filter Results

100m

EventPerformance
Event100mPerformance10.07

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance20.16

60m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event60m IndoorsPerformance6.64

Few in the history of the sport of track and field set world records as frequently as Steve Williams. Between 1973 and 1976, he set the world record in the 100m on four separate occasions and set the world record once each in the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes.

In 1973 he was ranked No. 1 in the world in both the 100m and 200m and repeated that honor in the 100m in 1975. He was the best in the world in 1977 when he won the World Cup title in the 100m and anchored the American 4x100m team that included Bill Collins, Steve Riddick and Cliff Wiley to a world record.

However, Williams fell short of reaching Olympic competition. A career that truly began in 1973, Williams sustained an injury during the 1976 Olympic Trials and Team USA boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games. Williams competed for both the University of Texas-El Paso and San Diego State.


 

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