Darold Williamson

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| name = Darold Williamson

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| fullname = Darold Andre Williamson

| nationality = {{flag|United States}}

| sport = Running

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| collegeteam = Baylor University

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|02|19}}

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| pb = 200 m: 20.91
400 m: 44.27

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

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Darold Williamson (born February 19, 1983) is a retired American track athlete. He ran the anchor leg on the US gold medal 4 × 400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Williamson was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1983. He is a 2001 graduate of the Business Careers High School in San Antonio. Williamson was in the foster care program of the State of Texas and is a Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) alumnus.[http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Successful_Families/youth_success.asp Successful Youth][https://web.archive.org/web/20100909010522/http://www.bcfs.net/netcommunity/page.aspx Community page]; BCFS; accessed 2023 He is a 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Sports

Williamson attended the Olympics one time when he ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4 × 400 meter relay team for the US at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He won World Championship gold medals on two subsequent relay teams. While at Baylor University, Williamson won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400-meter run three years in a row from 2001 to 2003.{{efn|Each of the aforementioned relay teams also included Baylor teammate Jeremy Wariner.}} He set a personal best of 44.27 seconds in the 400-meter run in the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2005.[https://archive.today/20120530153242/http://www.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stories/061205aaq.html Williamson Captures NCAA 400-Meter Title]

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References

External links

[http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/williamson_darold00.html Baylor profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013020538/http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/williamson_darold00.html |date=2006-10-13 }}
[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Williamson_Darold.asp USATF profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031303/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Williamson_Darold.asp |date=2017-12-01 }}
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{{Olympics.com profile|darold-williamson}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204712/http://www.usoc.org/26_23431.htm United States Olympic Committee profile]

Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:Track and field athletes from San Antonio

Category:American male sprinters

Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field

Category:Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes

Category:World Athletics Championships medalists

Category:World Athletics Championships winners

Category:African-American track and field athletes

Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen

Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen

Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners

Category:21st-century American sportsmen