Bernard Williams

Williams during Keien Meeting 2007
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Rollen Williams III
National team	United States
Born	(1978-01-19)January 19, 1978 (age 47) Baltimore, Maryland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 meters,200 meters
College team	University of Florida
Coached by	Mike Holloway
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	100 m: 9.94 (2001) 200 m: 20.01 (2004)
Medal record Men'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4 × 100 m relay 2004 Athens 200 m World Championships 2003 Paris 4 × 100 m relay 2001 Edmonton 100 m Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 100 m

Bernard Rollen Williams III (born January 19, 1978) is an American male formertrack and fieldsprinter and winner of a gold medal in4 × 100-meter relay at the2000 Summer Olympics. He was the200-meter dash silver medalist at the2004 Summer Olympics and the100-meter dash silver medalist at the2001 World Championships in Athletics. He also won relay gold at the2003 World Championships in Athletics and was the 100 m gold medalist at the1999 Pan American Games.

He has broken the10-second barrier and holds a personal record of 9.94 seconds in the 100 m. Williams was the fastest man in the 200 m at the 2003 season with a personal record of 20.01 seconds. He won the American national title in the 100 m at theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2001 and 2003.^[1] He competed collegiately for theFlorida Gators and wasNCAA Outdoor champion in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay in 2000.

Born inBaltimore, Maryland,^[2] Bernard Williams won the 100 meters at the1999 Pan American Games.

Williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of theFlorida Gators track and field team. He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008.

In 2000, Williams won theNCAA Championships in the 100 meters and 4 × 100 m relay as a Florida Gator sprinter.^[3] He ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The teams extravagant celebrations drew criticism at the time. Acquiring the nickname "Hollywood", he was personally noted for his comedy antics during the 2000 Olympics, including using "the people's eyebrow" – a pose used by then-professional wrestlerDwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Also, known for his pre race antics and poses playing to any crowd, which grew to be increasingly accepted in the sport following the celebrations of multiple Olympic championUsain Bolt.^[4]

At the2001 World Championships, Williams finished third but was given the silver medal for the 100 meters when (Tim Montgomery) was discovered to have used steroids. Williams also ran the second leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. The team's gold medals were withdrawn whenTim Montgomery was discovered to have used steroids. Williams was upgraded to 100 m national champion as a result of this disqualification, however.^[5]

In 2003, Williams won the US National Championships in 100 meters and was fifth in 100 meters at the2003 World Championships. He was also a member of gold medal-winning American relay team. He tested positive for cannabis and received a warning from theUSADA in August 2004, but was still able to compete in the Olympics in accordance withIAAF rules.^[6]

At the2004 Summer Olympics, Williams won the silver medal in 200 meters, edging compatriot and 100 meters championJustin Gatlin in the final few meters. Thus,Americans won all three top places, sinceShawn Crawford won the gold. The Americans performed to a booing audience, as the Greeks protested the exclusion of the 2000 Olympic championKostas Kenteris for doping.^[7]

Bernard works as a Sports Performance Coach in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia area.

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m:2001,2003
• NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 2000
  • 4 × 100 m relay: 2000

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