Sada Williams

Sada Williams
Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)
Saint Philip, Barbados
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryBarbados
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
ClubMVP Track Club (2018–)
Coached byStephen Francis (2018–)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Sada Williams (SHAH-day; born 1 December 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Williams took a gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships without reaching the semifinals.

Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships Eugene 2022 in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo (49.11 s) and Marileidy Paulino who ran a time of 49.60 s. About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds. She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, with a time of 49.86 seconds.

International competitions

Representing  Barbados
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2nd 200 m 23.43
1st 400 m 53.39
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.90
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 23rd (sf) 200 m 24.37
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 8th 400 m 54.93
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.721
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 200 m 23.49
2nd 400 m 52.75
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 1st 200 m 22.72 (w)
1st 400 m 52.07
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd (sf) 200 m 23.352
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 200 m 23.55
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th 400 m 52.25
World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th (sf) 400 m 51.31
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th (sf) 400 m 50.11
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (h) 400 m 52.65
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 3rd 400 m 49.75 NR
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 1st 400 m 49.90 GR
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd 400 m 49.86
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m 49.60

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final

Personal bests



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