Kimberly Williamson (born 2 October 1993) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] She represented her country in the high jump at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, finishing 11th in the latter.
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| Born | 2 October 1993 Frankfield, Jamaica[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Central Arizona College Kansas State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kansas State Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal bests in the event are 1.93 metres outdoors (Nashville 2022) and 1.88 metres indoors (Des Moines 2017).[3]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica
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| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 17th (q) | High jump | 1.74 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | Miramar, United States | 3rd | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | High jump | 1.82 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) |
San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | High jump | 1.85 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 27th (q) | High jump | 1.70 m | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 21st (q) | High jump | 1.71 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 6th | High jump | 1.88 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | High jump | 1.89 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | High jump | 1.84 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th | High jump | 1.89 m |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 6th | High jump | 1.75 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (q) | High jump | 1.85 m |
References
edit- ^ "Bio for Kim Williamson | Wildcats | Track & Field". kstatesports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Kimberly Williamson at World Athletics
- ^ "Profile of Kimberly WILLIAMSON". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
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