Andrae Williams (born 12 July 1983) is a Bahamian

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athlete mainly competing in the

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University

Williams competed in collegiate track at

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.Williams's 4x400M Relay Earns Silver at World Championships :: Tech senior runs third leg to finish in second place
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2004

In the

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, Williams was a member of the Bahamian

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relay team that finished 6th.

2005

In June 2005, Williams set a new personal best of 44.90 in the 400 metres. At the 2005 World Championships, Williams and the Bahamas won silver in 4 X 400 m relay behind the United States.

2007

At the 2007 World Championships, Williams (together with

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and

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) won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2.59.18s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Andrae 1983 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters 21st-century Bahamian sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Olympic silver medalists for the Bahamas Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Texas Tech University alumni Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Freeport, Bahamas Pan American Games gold medalists for the Bahamas Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games