Sada Williams (; born 1 December 1997) 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. Williams took a gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships without reaching the semifinals.

Sada Williams

Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Sada Williams

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. About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds. 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.

Sada Williams

International competitions

1Disqualified in the final

2Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

100 metres – 11.66 (0.0 m/s, St. Michael 2017) 200 metres – 22.61 (+1.6 m/s, St. Michael 2016) 400 metres – 49.58(Budapest, HU 2023)

References

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1997 births

Living people

Barbadian female sprinters

World Athletics Championships athletes for Barbados

Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Pan American Games competitors for Barbados

Olympic female sprinters

Sportspeople from Bridgetown

Olympic athletes for Barbados

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Barbados

Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

World Athletics Championships medalists