# Danielle Williams

Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles. She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100m hurdles.
Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.

## Career

In 2013, Williams placed third in the 100m hurdles at the Summer Universiade. Later that year, she competed at the World Championships in Moscow, where she made the semi-finals.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Williams placed fourth in the 100m hurdles, narrowly missing out on a medal.
Williams won gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade with a time of 12.78 s. She followed that up by winning gold at the 2015 World Championships in a new personal best of 12.57 s.
In 2017, Williams won the Jamaican Championships in a personal best time of 12.56 s, qualifying her for the World Championships where she made the semi-final.
Williams won her first Diamond League at the 2019 Müller Anniversary Games in a new national record of 12.32 s. She competed at the 2019 World Championships, winning the bronze medal.
In 2022, Williams set a new 60m hurdles personal best of 7.75 s in Clemson. She competed at the World Championships in Eugene, finishing sixth. The next month, she represented Jamaica at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, also finishing sixth.
At the 2023 World Championships, Williams won gold in a time of 12.43 s.
In 2024, Williams placed second at the Jamaican Championships, finishing behind Ackera Nugent. This qualified her for her first Olympics, where she went out in the semi-finals.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Jamaica ||||||
| 2010 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 4th | 100 m | 11.72 |
| 2010 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 45.69 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 1st | 100 m H | 14.11 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 45.03 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th | 100 m H | 13.46 (+0.9 m/s) |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 44.24 |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, United States | 2nd | 100 m H | 13.32 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 100 m H | 12.84 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 20th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.13 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 100 m H | 13.06 |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 100 m H | 12.78 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 100 m H | 12.57 PB |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | – | 60 m H | DNF |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.14 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.78 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.67 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 100 m H | 12.47 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 33rd (h) | 60 m H | 8.23 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | 100 m H | 12.44 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 100 m H | 12.43 SB |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 16th (sf) | 100 m H | 12.82 |

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 11.24 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
* 200 metres – 22.62 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
* 100 metres hurdles – 12.32 (−0.3 m/s) (London 2019)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 7.29 (Clemson 2022)
* 200 metres – 23.12 (Clemson 2020)
* 60 metres hurdles – 7.75 (Clemson 2022)