# Kimberly Williams (triple jumper)

Kimberly Williams (born 3 November 1988) is a Jamaican triple jumper. She is a multiple time Jamaican National Champion. She was successful as a youth athlete, winning the 2003 CARIFTA Games (under 17 division) as a 14 year old. She was runner up at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Later, she jumped for Florida State University and was a four time NCAA Champion. By the time she graduated in 2012, she was "the most decorated women's track and field athlete in Florida State history." She is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion in the triple jump. She was a finalist in the 2016 Olympics, ranking as high as 4th after two rounds of jumping, ultimately finishing seventh.
She represented Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| Representing Jamaica ||||||
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Triple jump | 12.18 m |
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | Triple jump | 12.53 m |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 2nd | Triple jump | 12.47 m |
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 1st | Triple jump | 12.94 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 12.81 m (-0.2 m/s) |
| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.38 m |
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 1st | Triple jump | 12.85 m |
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 2nd | Long jump | 6.15 m |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.78 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15 (q) | Triple jump | 14.08 m |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | Triple jump | 14.23 m |
| 2010 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, United States | 1st | Triple jump | 14.14m (+3.1 m/s) w |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 14.06 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | Triple jump | 14.27 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | Triple jump | 14.62 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.39 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | Triple jump | 14.21 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | Triple jump | 14.45 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Triple jump | 14.53 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Triple jump | 14.01 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.48 m |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | Triple jump | 14.64 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 4th | Triple jump | 14.15 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | Triple jump | 14.64 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | Triple jump | 14.51 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.62 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | Triple jump | 14.29 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Triple jump | 14.38 m |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | Triple jump | 14.07 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th (q) | Triple jump | 13.77 m |

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* Long jump – 6.42 (+1.1 m/s, Tallahassee 2009)
* Triple jump – 14.69 (+1.6 m/s, Doha 2021)
Indoor
* Long jump – 6.55 (Blacksburg 2011)
* Triple jump – 14.62 (Belgrade 2022)