Jillian Mary "Jill" Camarena-Williams (born March 2, 1982) is an

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retired

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athlete who competes in the

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. She competed at the

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and

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and has represented the United States both indoor and outdoors at

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-level. She took back-to-back titles in the shot put at the

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in 1999 and 2001. Domestically, she is a two-time USA Outdoor Champion in the shot put, having won in 2006 and

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. Camarena-Williams set an American indoor record in the shot put to win at the 2011

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, recording a mark of 19.87 meters to improve upon

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's record which had stood since 1987. Born in

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, she is listed at 5 foot 10 inches tall and 250 lbs.Jillian Camarena
/ref> She did her undergraduate work at

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and graduate studies at

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. She is a

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. Camarena-Williams married her physiotherapist, Dustin Williams, in 2010. On July 29, 2016 - Camarena-Williams announced the four city team challenge at

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was her final competition.

Doping ban

In October 2013, Camarena-Williams was hit with a six-month suspension from the

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after testing positive for

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. The substance was discovered in an out-of-competition test conducted on July 1. The punishment was implemented retrospectively, meaning she was cleared to compete again on January 1, 2014.USADA suspends shot putter Jillian Camarena-Williams 6 months for positive test

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