Bianca Williams

Bianca Williams (born 18 December 1993) is a British athlete.[1] She competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won bronze medals in the 200 m,[2] and in the 4 × 100 m relay.[3] She has also won two medals as part of the British team at the IAAF World Relays; with silver in the 4 × 200 m in 2014,[4] and bronze in the 4 × 100 m in 2015. She ranks fifth on the UK all-time list at 200m with her best of 22.58 secs.

For the American anthropologist, see Bianca Williams (anthropologist).

Bianca Williams

Bianca Williams in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 Enfield, England
Education	University of East London
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Club	Enfield & Haringey AC[1]
Coached by	Lloyd Cowan
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain World Relays 2014 Nassau 4 × 200 m relay 2015 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay European Championships 2018 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 4 × 100 m relay Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 4 × 100 m relay Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 100 m relay 2014 Glasgow 200 m 2014 Glasgow 4 × 100 m relay

Personal life

Williams is in a relationship with the Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos with whom she has a son, born 2020.[5]

2020 police incident

In July 2020, Williams and dos Santos accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling after having their car stopped and searched whilst returning from a training session. Williams uploaded a video of them both being detained and searched.

After the incident occurred, Linford Christie shared Williams' video of the incident on Twitter, with the comment "Racist police aren't just in America #BLM".[6] Williams subsequently spoke with The Times and accused the police of racial profiling and acting violently towards her family. Keir Starmer said on LBC that senior Met officers should feel “very uncomfortable” about the force's handling of the case.[5][7][8] The Met released a statement, saying the vehicle Williams was travelling in had been on the wrong side of the road, and that the driver had sped off when asked to stop.[9] They also said the Directorate of Professional Standards had reviewed footage from social media and officers' bodycams, and were satisfied there was no concern around the officers' conduct involved in the incident.[9]

On 7 July 2020, the Met voluntarily referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, for independent investigation into the incident.[10] Additionally, they stated how they are now treating the matter as a 'public complaint'.[10]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
100 m	11.17	Geneva, Switzerland	14 June 2014
150 m	17.06	Newham, London	29 May 2017
200 m	22.58	Glasgow, Scotland	31 July 2014
400 m	54.34	Rovereto, Italy	29 August 2017

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References

1. "Athlete Profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
2. "Athletics Women's 200m Final". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
3. "Athletics Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
4. "Report: Women's 4x200m – Nassau 2014". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
5. "Met Police's treatment of Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos was wrong, says Sir Keir Starmer". The Times. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. Linford Christie [@ChristieLinford] (4 July 2020). "Racist police aren't just in America #BLM" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via Twitter.
7. "Williams accuses police of racial profiling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. "Williams' 'heart hurts' after police stop car". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
9. "Police reach out to sprinter after car stop". BBC News. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
10. "Maida Vale vehicle stop voluntarily referred to IOPC". Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
11. "Athlete Profile Bianca Williams". IAAF. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

External links

• Bianca Williams at World Athletics