   bernard rollen williams, iii ( ; born january 19, 1978) is an american track and field athlete and winner of a gold medal in 4Ã100-meters relay at the 2000 summer olympics. == biography == born in baltimore, maryland, bernard williams won the 100 meters at the 1999 pan-american games. williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the university of florida in gainesville, florida, where he was a member of the florida gators track and field team. he graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008. in 2000, williams won the ncaa championships in the 100 meters as a florida gator sprinter and ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning american 4x100-meters relay team at the [[2000
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