Kendal Williams (born September 23, 1995) is an American professional

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athlete specializing in the sprints. Representing the

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at the

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, he earned gold medals in the

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and the relay, upsetting teammate and favorite

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in the who had earlier that year become the first junior to break the

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. Williams attended

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where he won multiple state titles and was a high school

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. He went to

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on scholarship in 2014 and competed for the

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in 2015, placing second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships with a wind-assisted 9.98 seconds run as a freshman. However he transferred to the

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after his freshman year, following coach Ken Harnden whose contract had not been renewed by Florida State. In his senior year at Georgia he clocked a run, this time with allowable wind, in the Southeastern Conference Championships to win and set a new personal best. He did not progress out of his heat at the NCAA Division I Championships, but he went on to make the final at the USA Championships, finishing third in his last race representing the

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. He went on to represent the United States at the inaugural

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, earning a silver medal in the and a gold medal in the relay.

Statistics

*Information from

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profile.

Personal bests

International championship results

National championship results

*NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

Seasonal bests

References

External links

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