Bridget Williams

Williams in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1996-03-18)March 18, 1996 (age 29) Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Employer	UST ESSX VAULTING POLES[1]
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics Track and field
Event	Pole Vault
Turned pro	2019
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	Pole Vault: Outdoor: 4.71 m (15 ft 5 in) (Knoxville, 2021); Indoor: 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) (Clermont-Ferrand, 2024)
Medal record Women'sathletics Representing United States Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Pole vault

Bridget Williams (néeGuy born March 18, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.^[2] Williams grew up training and competing inArtistic Gymnastics, but started competing pole vaulting at her Junior High school, with some success in high school she earned an athletic scholarship to theUniversity of Virginia.^[3] Williams finished fourth at the US national championships inEugene, Oregon in July 2023.^[4] She was selected for the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest in August 2023.^[5] She qualified for the final with a clearance of 4.65 metres.^[6] She won the gold medal in the pole vault at the2023 Pan American Games inSantiago, Chile.^[7] She won the2024 US Olympic trials with a clearance of 4.73 metres.^[8] At the2024 Paris Olympics games, Williams finished 12th in her heat, resulting in a 22nd place overall, which resulted in her not qualifying to the finals.^[9]

Representing the United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2024	Olympic Games	Paris,France	22nd (q)	Pole vault	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago,Chile	1st	Pole Vault	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	Pole Vault	4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
	World Athletics Indoor Tour	Birmingham, England	6th	Pole Vault	4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
2019	World Universities Games	Naples, Italy	3rd	Pole Vault	4.31 m (14 ft 2 in)

Bridget is a 3-timeNCAA Division IAll-American as aVirginia Cavaliers track and field student-athlete. As a 6-time all conference performer in theAtlantic Coast Conference, Bridget won 2ACC crowns.^[12]

Bridget Williams improved from 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) to 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) while at UVA. Williams attended theUniversity of Virginia between 2015 and 2019.^[13]

Bridget Williams left University of Virginia as a school record holder pole vaulter.

Bridget Williams won 2014 Penn high school AAA state final clearing aHempfield Area High School pole vault record 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in).^[14]

• December 2023 - Just A Cup - Bridget Williams - Justa Cup is an organic conversation with some of the world’s greatest athletes and the coaches who coach them hosted by Coach Bryan Fetzer over a cup of coffee

• Bridget Williams atWorld Athletics
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• Bridget Williams atwww.USATF.org
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• Bridget Williams at theParis 2024 Summer Olympics (archived,alternate link)
• Bridget Williams onInstagram

• 1996 births
• Living people
• American women pole vaulters
• Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Virginia Cavaliers women's track and field athletes
• Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania
• 21st-century American sportswomen
• Sportspeople from Greensburg, Pennsylvania

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