{{Short description|Barbadian sprinter (born 1997)}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Sada Williams | image = Sada Williams 400m women final Oregon 2022 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint Philip, Barbados | education = | height = 1.78 m | weight = 53 kg<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |title=2015 Pan Am Games bio |access-date=2017-08-09 |archive-date=2015-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805080303/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10174835-williams-sada.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | country = Barbados | sport = Athletics | event = 200 metres, 400 metres | club = MVP Track Club (2018–) | coach = Stephen Francis (2018–)<ref name="WA2022feature">{{Cite web |last=Dennehy |first=Cathal |date=2022-09-27 |title=After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/sada-williams-barbados-400m-oregon |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=World Athletics}}</ref> | pb = {{ubl |100 m: 11.66 (2017) |200 m: 22.61 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2016) |400 m: 49.58 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2023) }} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{BRB}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Eugene|400 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Budapest|400 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Birmingham|400 m}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Freeport|400 m}} }}
'''Sada Williams''' ({{respell|SHAH|day}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq-9b4oF14g&ab_channel=TheFinalLeg |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=YouTube}}</ref> born 1 December 1997)<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/barbados/sada-williams-14592846 |website=World Athletics |access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref> is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.<ref name="WA2022feature" /> Williams took gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships but did not reach the semifinals.
Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics WILLIAMS Sada|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-22|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007192901/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1410792-williams-sada.htm}}</ref>
She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships Eugene 2022 in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo (49.11 s) and Marileidy Paulino, who ran a time of 49.60 s.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-22 |title=Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/102992-miller-uibo-claims-elusive-world-champs-gold-shock-bronze-for-barbados-sada-williams |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=SportsMax.tv |language=en-gb}}</ref> About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.<ref>{{citation | url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/ATH/S/W/400M--------------/FNL-/000100-- | title=Detailed Results - Women's 400m | date=9 August 2022}}</ref> She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, with a time of 49.86 seconds.<ref name="WAprofile" />
==International competitions== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=BAR|Event=yes}} |- |rowspan=5|2014 |rowspan=3|CARIFTA Games (U18) |rowspan=3|Fort-de-France, Martinique |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |23.43 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |53.39 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:41.90 |- |World Junior Championships |Eugene, United States |23rd (sf) |200 m |24.37 |- |Youth Olympic Games |Nanjing, China |8th |400 m |54.93 |- |rowspan=3|2015 |Pan American Games |Toronto, Canada |7th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:31.72<sup>1</sup> |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Edmonton, Canada |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |23.49 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |52.75 |- |rowspan=3|2016 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |22.72 ({{AthAbbr|w}}) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |52.07 |- |World U20 Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |2nd (sf) |200 m |23.35<sup>2</sup> |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |30th (h) |200 m |23.55 |- |rowspan=2|2019 |Pan American Games |Lima, Peru |6th |400 m |52.25 |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |10th (sf) |400 m |51.31 |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |9th (sf) |400 m |50.11 |- |rowspan=4|2022 |World Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |13th (h) |400 m |52.65 |- |World Championships |Eugene, OR, United States |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m |49.75 {{AthAbbr|NR}} |- |Commonwealth Games |Birmingham, England |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |49.90 {{AthAbbr|GR}} |- |NACAC Championships |Freeport, Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |49.86 |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m |49.60 |- |2024 |Olympic Games |Paris, France |7th |400 m |49.83 |- |2025 |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan |13th (sf) |400 m |50.39 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the final<br> <sup>2</sup>Did not finish in the final
==Personal bests== * 100 metres – 11.66 (0.0 m/s, St. Michael 2017) * 200 metres – 22.59 (+1.5 m/s, Spanish Town 2024) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' * 400 metres – 49.58 (Budapest 2023) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}'''
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