Siraj Williams born March 5, 1984, in Willingboro New Jersey is a

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

n athlete who specializes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

. He holds the country's 400 meter record. He represented

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, in the

400 meter The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

dash. He was in the Men's 400 meter dash, and did not advance past the heats stage."Men's athletics: 400m", ABC (Australia), August 2008, http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/at/mens-athletics-400m.htm?result=s26852 (accessed April 18, 2012) He also attended Louisiana State University where he became a four time all-American

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LSU Tigers bio
* 1984 births Living people Liberian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Liberia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics LSU Tigers track and field athletes {{Liberia-athletics-bio-stub