Barrington Chester Williams (born 11 September 1955) is a now retired English male sprinter and long jumper who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Biography Williams represented his country at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 100 metres instead of his preferred long jump because the schedule would force him to compete on a Sunday which was against his religious convictions. He represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and four years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.
Williams finished third behind Linford Christie in the 100 metres event at the 1988 AAA Championships and was twice British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships and 1994 AAA Championships.
International competitions Representing and 1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th (sf)60 m6.68Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea37th (qf)100 m10.551990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand6th (q)Long jump7.75 m11991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain11thLong jump7.67 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada14th (q)Long jump7.53 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (q)Long jump7.69 m No mark in the final.
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.34 (+1.3 m/s, Birmingham 1988) Long jump – 8.01 (-0.2 m/s, Birmingham 1989) Indoor 60 metres – 6.65 (Vittel 1988) 200 metres – 21.95 (Birmingham 1998) Long jump – 8.05 (Cosford 1989)
References
All-Athletics profile