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American track athlete (born 1983)
Darold Williamson (born February 19, 1983) is a retired American track athlete . He ran the anchor leg on the US gold medal 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Williamson was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1983. He is a 2001 graduate of the Business Careers High School in San Antonio. Williamson was in the foster care program of the State of Texas and is a Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) alumnus.[ 1] [ 2] He is a 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas .
Williamson attended the Olympics one time when he ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team for the US at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . He won World Championship gold medals on two subsequent relay teams. While at Baylor University, Williamson won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400-meter run three years in a row from 2001 to 2003.[ a] He set a personal best of 44.27 seconds in the 400-meter run in the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2005.[ 3]
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches —
Medley 4 × 400 m
1912 : Mel Sheppard , Edward Lindberg , Ted Meredith , Charles Reidpath (USA )
1920 : Cecil Griffiths , Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis , Guy Butler (GBR )
1924 : Commodore Cochran , Alan Helffrich , Oliver Macdonald , William Stevenson (USA )
1928 : George Baird , Emerson Spencer , Fred Alderman , Ray Barbuti (USA )
1932 : Ivan Fuqua , Ed Ablowich , Karl Warner , Bill Carr (USA )
1936 : Freddie Wolff , Godfrey Rampling , Bill Roberts , Godfrey Brown (GBR )
1948 : Arthur Harnden , Cliff Bourland , Roy Cochran , Mal Whitfield (USA )
1952 : Arthur Wint , Leslie Laing , Herb McKenley , George Rhoden (JAM )
1956 : Charles Jenkins Sr. , Lou Jones , Jesse Mashburn , Tom Courtney (USA )
1960 : Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis (USA )
1964 : Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee , Ulis Williams , Henry Carr (USA )
1968 : Vincent Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans (USA )
1972 : Charles Asati , Munyoro Nyamau , Robert Ouko , Julius Sang (KEN )
1976 : Herman Frazier , Benny Brown , Fred Newhouse , Maxie Parks (USA )
1980 : Remigijus Valiulis , Mikhail Linge , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS )
1984 : Sunder Nix , Ray Armstead , Alonzo Babers , Antonio McKay (USA )
1988 : Danny Everett , Steve Lewis , Kevin Robinzine , Butch Reynolds , Antonio McKay , Andrew Valmon (USA )
1992 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis , Darnell Hall , Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA )
1996 : LaMont Smith , Alvin Harrison , Derek Mills , Anthuan Maybank , Jason Rouser (USA )
2000 : Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama (NGR )
2004 : Otis Harris , Derrick Brew , Jeremy Wariner , Darold Williamson , Andrew Rock , Kelly Willie (USA )
2008 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , David Neville , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , Reggie Witherspoon (USA )
2012 : Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller (BAH )
2016 : Arman Hall , Tony McQuay , Gil Roberts , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , David Verburg (USA )
2020 : Michael Cherry , Michael Norman , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Stewart , Randolph Ross , Vernon Norwood (USA )
2024 : Christopher Bailey , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Quincy Wilson (USA )
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS)
1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA)
1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA)
1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH)
2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA)
2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA)
2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA)
2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI)
2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA)
2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA)
2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1977: West Germany (Krieg , Hofmeister , Schmid , Herrmann )
1979: United States (Frazier , Green , Smith , Darden )
1981: United States (McCoy , Wiley , Smith , Darden )
1985: United States (McCoy , Phillips , Armstead , Franks )
1989: Americas (Martínez , Menezes , Burnett , Hernández )
1992: Africa (Lahlou , Matete , Kemboi , Bada )
1994: Great Britain (McKenzie , Ladejo , Baulch , Black )
1998: Great Britain (Hylton , Baulch , Baldock , Thomas )
2002: Americas (Sánchez , Francique , McDonald , Blackwood )
2006: United States (Ashley , Brew , Merritt , Williamson )
2010: Americas (Brenes , Jackson , Nixon , Chambers )
2014: Africa (Tumuti , Makwala , Kombe , Van Niekerk )