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}} Jodie Alicia Williams (born 28 September 1993)〔(Jodie Williams Biography – Wells Sports Foundation )〕 is a British sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. A prodigious junior, she is the 2009 World Youth Champion at 100 and 200 m, the 2010 World Junior Champion at 100 m, the 2011 European Junior Champion at 100 m and 200 m,〔(Jodie Williams completes brilliant double World Youth Championships )〕 and the 2013 European U23 Champion at 200 m. Williams had a five-year-long unbeaten streak of 151 races in the sprints, beginning with the start of her athletics career in 2005 and lasting until July 2010, when she was runner-up to Stormy Kendrick in the 200 m at the World Junior Championships.〔(She's 16, Unbeatable, Meeting Jodie Williams )〕〔(British sprinter Jodie Williams' run ends in 200m final )〕〔(Jodie Williams tastes defeat in 200 metres at World Junior Championship )〕 Williams is the British youth record holder over the 60 m, 100 m and 200 m. At the age of sixteen, she was the top-ranked British woman over 200 m in 2010.〔(200 Women Overall 2010 ). Power of 10. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.〕 After a difficult beginning to her senior career following injuries, in 2014 Williams won her first senior medals, representing England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games; a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay, and a silver in the 200 metres. Weeks later she repeated the silver medal for 200 metres at the 2014 European Championships, before winning her first senior gold medal as part of the Great Britain relay team that broke the British Record in the 4 x 100 metres relay. ==Background== Williams was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire to an English father, Richard Williams and a Trinidadian mother, Christine Williams. Both of her parents were county-level sprinters. Richard ran for Hertfordshire, while Christine ran for Sussex. She also has two siblings, her younger brother named Ben and younger sister called Hannah. Her father recognized her talent at a young age: "Jodie would have finished while her nearest rival was still only about halfway up the track".〔(Jodie Williams – Sprint sensation ready to take on the world )〕 Williams began to take athletics seriously when she was 13 years old.〔(Jodie Williams on the fast track to stardom )〕 Williams was educated at Heath Mount School and Queenswood School, Hertfordshire, before attending Dame Alice Owen's School, in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.〔(Queenswood School: Recent news items )〕 Williams has been described as the "sort of athlete every country is waiting for" by former UK Athletics Head Coach, Charles Van Commenee, and has also been praised by Allyson Felix, who stated "I think Jodie has great potential. She's young but she can still accomplish a lot of things". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jodie Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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