# Sada Williams > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sada_Williams > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sada_Williams.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Williams > Source revision: 1338747864 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Saint Philip](/source/Saint_Philip%2C_Barbados), Barbados | education = | height = 1.78 m | weight = 53 kg{{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 }} | country = [Barbados](/source/Barbados) | sport = [Athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport)) | event = [200 metres](/source/200_metres), [400 metres](/source/400_metres) | club = MVP Track Club (2018–) | coach = Stephen Francis (2018–){{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](/source/World_Athletics)}} | pb = {{ubl |[100 m](/source/100_metres): 11.66 (2017) |[200 m](/source/200_metres): 22.61 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2016) |[400 m](/source/400_metres): 49.58 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' (2023) }} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{Medal|Country|{{BRB}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2022 Eugene](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships)|[400 m](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2023 Budapest](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships)|[400 m](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres)}} {{Medal|Competition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2022 Birmingham](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[400 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres)}} {{Medal|Competition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2022 Freeport](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships)|[400 m](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)}} }} '''Sada Williams''' ({{respell|SHAH|day}};{{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](/source/YouTube)}} born 1 December 1997){{cite web |title=Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/barbados/sada-williams-14592846 |website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) |access-date=2021-07-22}} is a [Barbadian](/source/Barbados) [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)) competing primarily in the [200](/source/200_metres) and [400 metres](/source/400_metres). She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships), becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the [World Athletics Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships). Williams took gold in the event at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games). She represented her country at the [2017 World Athletics Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) but did not reach the semifinals. Williams competed at the [2020 Tokyo Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics).{{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](/source/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}} She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships [Eugene 2022](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind [Shaunae Miller-Uibo](/source/Shaunae_Miller-Uibo) (49.11 s) and [Marileidy Paulino](/source/Marileidy_Paulino), who ran a time of 49.60 s.{{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}} About two weeks later at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games) in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.{{citation | url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/ATH/S/W/400M--------------/FNL-/000100-- | title=Detailed Results - Women's 400m | date=9 August 2022}} She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at the [NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) in [Freeport, Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas), with a time of 49.86 seconds. ==International competitions== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=BAR|Event=yes}} |- |rowspan=5|2014 |rowspan=3|[CARIFTA Games](/source/2014_CARIFTA_Games) (U18) |rowspan=3|[Fort-de-France, Martinique](/source/Fort-de-France%2C_Martinique) |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |[23.43](/source/2014_CARIFTA_Games) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |[53.39](/source/2014_CARIFTA_Games) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |[3:41.90](/source/2014_CARIFTA_Games) |- |[World Junior Championships](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |23rd (sf) |200 m |[24.37](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_200_metres) |- |[Youth Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics) |[Nanjing, China](/source/Nanjing%2C_China) |8th |400 m |[54.93](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Girls'_400_metres) |- |rowspan=3|2015 |[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games) |[Toronto, Canada](/source/Toronto%2C_Canada) |7th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |[3:31.72](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)1 |- |rowspan=2|[Pan American Junior Championships](/source/2015_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Edmonton, Canada](/source/Edmonton%2C_Canada) |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |[23.49](/source/2015_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |[52.75](/source/2015_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |- |rowspan=3|2016 |rowspan=2|[CARIFTA Games](/source/2016_CARIFTA_Games) (U20) |rowspan=2|[St. George's, Grenada](/source/St._George's%2C_Grenada) |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |[22.72](/source/2016_CARIFTA_Games) ({{AthAbbr|w}}) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |[52.07](/source/2016_CARIFTA_Games) |- |[World U20 Championships](/source/2016_IAAF_World_U20_Championships) |[Bydgoszcz, Poland](/source/Bydgoszcz%2C_Poland) |2nd (sf) |200 m |[23.35](/source/2016_IAAF_World_U20_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_200_metres)2 |- |2017 |[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[London, United Kingdom](/source/London%2C_United_Kingdom) |30th (h) |200 m |[23.55](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_200_metres) |- |rowspan=2|2019 |[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games) |[Lima, Peru](/source/Lima%2C_Peru) |6th |400 m |[52.25](/source/Athletics_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |- |[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar) |10th (sf) |400 m |[51.31](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |- |2021 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan) |9th (sf) |400 m |[50.11](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |- |rowspan=4|2022 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Belgrade, Serbia](/source/Belgrade%2C_Serbia) |13th (h) |400 m |[52.65](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |- |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene, OR](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), United States |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m |[49.75](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) {{AthAbbr|NR}} |- |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games) |[Birmingham, England](/source/Birmingham%2C_England) |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |[49.90](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) {{AthAbbr|GR}} |- |[NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) |[Freeport, Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas) |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |[49.86](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results) |- |2023 |[World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m |[49.60](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_-_Women's_400_metres) |- |2024 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) |[Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France) |7th |400 m |[49.83](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |- |2025 |[World Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan) |13th (sf) |400 m |[50.39](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_400_metres) |} 1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final ==Personal bests== * [100 metres](/source/100_metres) – 11.66 (0.0 m/s, [St. Michael](/source/Saint_Michael%2C_Barbados) 2017) * [200 metres](/source/200_metres) – 22.59 (+1.5 m/s, [Spanish Town](/source/Spanish_Town) 2024) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' * [400 metres](/source/400_metres) – 49.58 ([Budapest](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) 2023) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Barbadian}}''' ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{sports links}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [Alex Sobers](/source/Alex_Sobers)
[Danielle Titus](/source/Danielle_Titus) | title = [Flag bearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Barbados_at_the_Olympics) for {{BAR}} | years = [Paris 2024](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)
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[Jack Kirby](/source/Jack_Kirby_(swimmer)) | after = '''Incumbent''' }} {{s-end}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 400m Women}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Sada}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Barbadian women sprinters Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Barbados Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Pan American Games athletes for Barbados Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:Athletes from Bridgetown Category:Olympic athletes for Barbados Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Barbados Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:World Athletics Championships medalists Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sada Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Williams) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sada_Williams?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.