Freddie Williams (runner) explained

Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962, in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the 800 metres[1] and anchoring the Canadian 4 x 400 metres relay team. He also ran in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in both 1991 and as a 6th place finalist in 1993 beating the 1992 Olympic gold medalist William Tanui in the process.

He was a home town finalist in the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto.[2]

While running for Abilene Christian University, he was the 1986 NCAA Champion.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freddy Williams Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2014-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224191843/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/freddy-williams-1.html . 2013-12-24 .
  2. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WfoaiuDhNqU . 2021-12-11. 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Toronto - 800m Men Final . YouTube.