Sada Williams

Sada Williams (SHAH-day;^[3] born 1 December 1997)^[4] 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.^[2] Williams took gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sada Williams

Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) Saint Philip, Barbados
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Barbados
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	MVP Track Club (2018–)
Coached by	Stephen Francis (2018–)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 11.66 (2017) 200 m: 22.61 NR (2016) 400 m: 49.58 NR (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Barbados World Championships 2022 Eugene 400 m 2023 Budapest 400 m Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 400 m NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 400 m

She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships but did not reach the semifinals.

Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[5]

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.^[6] About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.^[7] 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.^[4]

International competitions

Representing  Barbados

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2014	CARIFTA Games (U18)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	2nd	200 m	23.43
			1st	400 m	53.39
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.90
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	23rd (sf)	200 m	24.37
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	8th	400 m	54.93
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.721
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	200 m	23.49
			2nd	400 m	52.75
2016	CARIFTA Games (U20)	St. George's, Grenada	1st	200 m	22.72 (w)
			1st	400 m	52.07
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd (sf)	200 m	23.352
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (h)	200 m	23.55
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	400 m	52.25
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th (sf)	400 m	51.31
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th (sf)	400 m	50.11
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	13th (h)	400 m	52.65
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	3rd	400 m	49.75 NR
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	1st	400 m	49.90 GR
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	2nd	400 m	49.86
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	400 m	49.60
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	7th	400 m	49.83

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 – 22.59 (+1.5 m/s, Spanish Town 2024) NR
• 400 metres – 49.58 (Budapest 2023) NR