Bernard Williams (athlete)

Bernard R. Williams III (born January 19, 1978) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Williams won the 100 m at the 1999 Pan-American Games.

In 2000, Williams won the NCAA Championships in 100 m as a University of Florida student and ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4x100 m relay team at the Sydney Olympics.

At the 2001 World Championships, Williams finished third in 100 m to complete the Americans clean sweep of the event and ran the second leg on the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. The team's gold medals were withdrawn when Tim Montgomery was discovered to have used steroids.

In 2003, Williams won the US National Championships in 100 m and was fifth in 100 m at the 2003 World Championships. He was also a member of gold medal-winning American relay team.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Williams won the silver medal in 200 m, edging compatriot and 100 m champion Justin Gatlin in the final few metres. It was an American 1-2-3 as Shawn Crawford won the gold.

Trivia

Bernard performs under the stage name "Hollywood" as a stand-up comic in the North Florida area when he is not training.fact|date=July 2007 He was noted for his comedy antics during the 2004 Olympics, including using the people's eyebrow

ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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