Trae Williams (sprinter)

Trae Williams (born 5 May 1997[3]) is an Australian track and field sprinter. Williams is the 2018 Australian men's 100-metre athletic champion, having been the runner-up and first-placed Australian in 2017. He is the fourth-fastest Australian of all time with a personal best time of 10.10 seconds achieved on 16 February 2018, after Patrick Johnson (9.93 in 2003), Matt Shirvington (10.03 in 1998), and Josh Ross (10.08 in 2007).[4][5]

Trae Williams
Personal information
Nickname(s)Quadzilla
Born (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
EducationSt John's Anglican College, Brisbane[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportMen's Athletics
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Coached byDaniel Williams[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)10.1 seconds 2018 National Athletics Championships, Gold Coast): Men's 100 m

Aged 16 years, Williams won the bronze medal for the 100 metres at the 2014 Nanjing Summer Youth Olympics.[3]

Educated at the St John's Anglican College, Brisbane, Williams played rugby union and rugby league as a schoolboy and considered playing for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League before focussing on a career in athletics.[3]

Away from the track Trae is a keen reader, listing Hemingway, Austen and Dickens amongst his favourite authors. He is currently working on a critical literary analysis of Chris Kyle's 'American Sniper'(sic).

References

  1. Stannard, Damien (4 December 2014). "Olympics or NRL? Teenage prodigy Trae Williams is torn between two dreams". Courier-Mail. Brisbane. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "Trae WILLIAMS". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Trae Williams (Qld)". Athlete profile. Athletics Australia. 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. Salvado, John (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title". news.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. Gullen, Scott (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams clocks fourth-fastest 100m time by Australian in history". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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