WILLIAMS Kendell

United States of America

Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ARLINGTON, VA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Heptathlon	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Women's Heptathlon High Jump - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Women's Heptathlon Shot Put - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump B	Women's Heptathlon Long Jump - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 800m - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Heptathlon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	17th (6221)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Heptathlon
2019	Doha, QAT	5th (6415)
2017	London, GBR	12th (6220)

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Pentathlon
2018	Birmingham, GBR	9th (4414)

World Combined Events Challenge

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Heptathlon	2021	Eugene, OR, USA	6683
2	Heptathlon	2019	Des Moines, IA, USA	6610
3	Heptathlon	2021	Gotzis, AUT	6383
5	Heptathlon	2019	Doha, QAT	6415
5	Heptathlon	2019	Gotzis, AUT	6412
12	Heptathlon	2017	London, GBR	6220

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Advertising - University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

Her older brother Devon has represented United States of America in athletics, and finished 10th in decathlon at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (espn.go.com, 06 Jun 2016; georgiadogs.com, 01 Mar 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2020)

She sprained her ankle four days before the 2017 World Championships in London, England. She went on to compete at the event and finished 12th in the heptathlon. (redandblack.com, 07 Sep 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2020)

She fell and sprained her ankle in 2015. She had to take time off during the summer to allow it to heal. (georgiadogs.com, 28 Jan 2016)

She took up athletics at age seven. (usatf.org, 26 Nov 2019)

She was a naturally skilled hurdler, and her father wanted her to compete in the pentathlon so that she could enter another hurdles race at every meet. (espn.go.com, 06 Jun 2016)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (redandblack.com, 06 Apr 2017)

During her collegiate career at University of Georgia, she was named All-American five times. In 2014 she was named the 247sports.com UGA Female Freshman Athlete of the Year, SEC Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year, US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA] National and South Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year. (georgiadogs.com, 31 Dec 2017)

In 2017 she received the Honda Sports Award for athletics. The award recognises the best female collegiate athlete in each of the 12 sports. (usatf.org, 26 Nov 2019)

She was named the 2015/2016 US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association [USTFCCCA] National Women's Field Athlete of the Year. (redandblack.com, 19 Mar 2016)

In 2012 and 2013, she was named the Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. (usatf.org, 26 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
TOKYO AMBITION
She aspires for both her and her brother Devon to win gold medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I think it's possible [to win gold] because we'll both be young and in our prime. Our first goal is just both us getting there, and then I think our next goal will be, 'OK, let's both take the gold'." (redandblack.com, 06 Apr 2017)

Milestones

In 2016 she became the first collegiate athlete to score more than 4700 points in indoor pentathlon. She recorded 4703 points at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. (ustfccca.org, 11 Mar 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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