Kendell Williams
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Kendell Williams

Olympian 2016, 2020

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Height

5'10"

Hometown

Kennesaw , GA

Education

University of Georgia ‘17

Daughter of Blane and Theresa Williams...Has one brother, Devon...Won the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships...Three-time NCAA indoor pentathlon champion (2014-2016)...2014 NCAA outdoor heptathlon champion...Named the 2016 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Women's Field Athlete of the Year.
  • Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 5th (heptathlon)
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016, 17th (heptathlon)
  • Most recent: 2019 – 5th (heptathlon)
  • Years of Participation: Indoor – 2016, 2018; Outdoor – 2017, 2019
  • Top Finish: 5th – 2019 (heptathlon)
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