Darold Williamson

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Darold Williamson
Personal information
Full nameDarold Andre Williamson
Nationality United States
Born (1983-02-19) February 19, 1983 (age 38)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
College teamBaylor University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200m: 20.91
400m: 44.27
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Osaka 4x400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kingston 400 m

Darold Williamson (born February 19, 1983) is an American track athlete.

He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also won World Championship gold medals on two subsequent relay teams. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in a row (2001–2003). Each of the aforementioned relay teams also included Baylor teammate Jeremy Wariner. He set a personal best of 44.27 seconds in the 400 meter run in the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2005.[1] He is a 2001 graduate of Business Careers High School in San Antonio, Texas. Williamson was in the foster care program of the State of Texas and is a Preparation for Adult Living(PAL) alumnus.[2]

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