Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican

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athlete specialising in the

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. She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100 m hurdles. Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.

Career

In 2013, Williams placed third in the 100 m hurdles at the

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. Later that year, she competed at the

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, where she made the semi-finals. At the

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, Williams placed fourth in the 100 m hurdles, narrowly missing out on a medal. Williams won gold at the

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with a time of 12.78 s. She followed that up by winning gold at the 2015 World Championships in a new personal best of 12.57 s. In 2017, Williams won the Jamaican Championships in a personal best time of 12.56 s, qualifying her for the

where she made the semi-final. Williams won her first Diamond League at the 2019 Müller Anniversary Games in a new national record of 12.32 s. She competed at the 2019 World Championships, winning the bronze medal. In 2022, Williams set a new 60 m hurdles personal best of 7.75 s in Clemson. She competed at the

in Eugene, finishing sixth. The next month, she represented Jamaica at the

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, also finishing sixth. At the 2023 World Championships, Williams won gold in a time of 12.43 s. In 2024, Williams placed second at the Jamaican Championships, finishing behind Ackera Nugent. This qualified her for her first

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, where she went out in the semi-finals.

Statistics

Circuit performances

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 11.24 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 22.62 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013) *

– 12.32 (−0.3 m/s) (London 2019) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 7.29 (Clemson 2022) *

– 23.12 (Clemson 2020) *

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– 7.75 (Clemson 2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Danielle 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Jamaican female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica FISU World University Games gold medalists for Jamaica FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Diamond League winners IAAF Continental Cup winners Jamaican Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics