Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962, in

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the

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and anchoring the Canadian 4 x 400 metres relay team. He also ran in the

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, in both

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and as a 6th place finalist in

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beating the 1992 Olympic gold medalist

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in the process. He was a home town finalist in the

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. While running for

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, he was the 1986 NCAA Champion.

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* 1962 births Living people Athletes from Cape Town South African emigrants to Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Abilene Christian University alumni Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Track and field athletes from Ontario Black Canadian sportsmen Black Canadian track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Canadian Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Abilene Christian Wildcats men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub