# Jennifer Williams (gymnast)

Jennifer Williams (born 11 October 2005) is a Swedish artistic gymnast. She represented Sweden at the inaugural junior World Championships. She is a three-time Nordic junior champion.

## Early life

Williams was born in Spånga, Sweden.

## Junior gymnastics career
### 2018

Williams competed at the Unni & Haralds Trophy where she placed sixth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars. As a result, she was selected to represent Sweden at the 2018 Nordic Championships. While there she helped Sweden place second. Individually she placed fifteenth in the all-around but won gold on the balance beam. Williams ended the season competing at her first Swedish Championships. She placed fifth in the all-around and second on balance beam behind Tonya Paulsson.

### 2019

Williams competed at the Nordic Championships she helped Sweden place third. Individually she placed third in the all-around behind Camille Rasmussen and Maisa Kuusikko but won gold on uneven bars and floor exercise. Williams was selected to represent Sweden at the inaugural Junior World Championships. She finished 25th in the all-around. Williams ended the season competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Sweden finish 16th as a team.

## Senior gymnastics career
### 2021

Williams turned senior in 2021 and competed at the European Championships. She only competed on balance beam and placed 36th during qualification. She next competed at the Osijek Challenge Cup where she qualified to the floor exercise final and placed fifth. In September Williams was selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Nathalie Westlund and Tonya Paulsson.

### 2022

Williams did not compete during 2022 due to illness.

### 2023

Williams returned to international competition at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She was the top Swedish gymnast in the all-around competition, where she placed 54th.

### 2024

Williams competed the Cottbus World Cup, where she advanced to her first World Cup final in the balance beam and placed 6th. She also competed at the Baku World Cup, placed 4th in the uneven bars with a personal best score of 13.566, and at the Doha World Cup, placed 5th in the floor exercise with a personal best score of 13.133.
Williams competed at the 2024 European Gymnastics Championships, where she placed advanced to the final in the team competition and placed 8th. She also competed in the all-around where she placed 17th.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
| Junior ||||||||
| 2018 | Unni & Haralds Trophy | | 6 | | 5 | | |
| 2018 | Nordic Championships | | 15 | | | | |
| 2018 | Swedish Championships | | 5 | 8 | 8 | | 5 |
| 2019 | Nordic Championships | | | | | | |
| 2019 | FIT Challenge | 11 | 20 | | | | |
| 2019 | Junior World Championships | | 25 | | | | |
| 2019 | Euro Youth Olympic Festival | 16 | | | | | |
| Senior ||||||||
| 2021 |
| 2021 | European Championships | | | | | 36 | |
| 2021 | Osijek Challenge Cup | | | | | | 5 |
| 2021 | FIT Challenge | 7 | | | | | |
| 2021 | RomGym Trophy | | 5 | | | | |
| 2021 | World Championships | | 23 | | | | |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | World Championships | | 54 | | | | |
| 2024 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | | 6 | |
| 2024 | Baku World Cup | | | | 4 | | |
| 2024 | Doha World Cup | | | | | | 5 |
| 2024 | European Championships | 8 | 17 | | | | |