Kimberly Williamson (born 2 October 1993) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the high jump. She represented her country in the high jump at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, finishing 11th in the latter.
Williamson first competed forEdwin Allen High School. She then was an All-American jumper for the Kansas State Wildcats track and field team, winning the high jump at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Her personal bests in the event are 1.93 metres outdoors (Nashville 2022) and 1.88 metres indoors (Des Moines 2017).
International competitions Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy17th (q)High jump1.74 m2011Pan American Junior Athletics ChampionshipsMiramar, United States3rdHigh jump1.80 m2012CARIFTA Games (U20)Hamilton, Bermuda1stHigh jump1.82 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)San Salvador, El Salvador2ndHigh jump1.85 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain27th (q)High jump1.70 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom21st (q)High jump1.71 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada6thHigh jump1.88 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom17th (q)High jump1.89 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru3rdHigh jump1.84 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States11thHigh jump1.89 mNACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas6thHigh jump1.75 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary28th (q)High jump1.85 m
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