Bridget Williams (née Guy born March 18, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. Williams grew up training and competing in Artistic Gymnastics, but started competing pole vaulting at her Junior High school, with some success in high school she earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia. Williams finished fourth at the US national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023. She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. She qualified for the final with a clearance of 4.65 metres. She won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She won the 2024 US Olympic trials with a clearance of 4.73 metres. At the 2024 Paris Olympics games, Williams finished 12th in her heat, resulting in a 22nd place overall, which resulted in her not qualifying to the finals.
Professional career 2024Olympic GamesParis, France22nd (q)Pole vault2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Pole Vault World Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th Pole Vault World Athletics Indoor Tour Birmingham, England 6th Pole Vault 2019 World Universities Games Naples, Italy 3rd Pole Vault
National championships 2015USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon9thPole vault2019USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa10thpole vaultNH @ 2020USATF ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico11thpole vault2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon9thpole vault2022USATF ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington3rdpole vault2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon7thpole vault2023USATF ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico3rdpole vault2023USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4thpole vault2024US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon1stpole vault
NCAA Vaulting Bridget is a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American as a Virginia Cavaliers track and field student-athlete. As a 6-time all conference performer in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Bridget won 2 ACC crowns.Bridget Guy profile Virginia Cavaliers
Bridget Williams improved from to while at UVA. Williams attended the University of Virginia between 2015 and 2019.
Bridget Williams left University of Virginia as a school record holder pole vaulter.
High School Bridget Williams won 2014 Penn high school AAA state final clearing a Hempfield Area High School pole vault record .
References
Media December 2023 - Just A Cup - Bridget Williams - Justa Cup is an organic conversation with some of the world’s greatest athletes and the coaches who coach them hosted by Coach Bryan Fetzer over a cup of coffee
External links
Bridget Williams at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)