Devon Williams (decathlete)

Devon Williams
	Williams in 2019
Personal information
Born	January 17, 1994 (age 30); Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Georgia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Decathlon
Coached by	Petros Kyprianou

Devon Williams (born January 17, 1994, in Marietta, Georgia) is an American athlete competing in the decathlon. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships in London, where he finished 10th.^[2]^[3] His sister is fellow American track and field athlete Kendell Williams.

His main personal bests are 8345 points in the decathlon (Athens 2017) and 6177 points in the indoor heptathlon (Gilliam, TX 2017).^[2]^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	Decathlon	8088 pts^[2]
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	Decathlon	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor^[2]

100 metres – 10.65 (-0.1 m/s) (Eugene 2017)
400 metres – 48.11 (London 2017)
1500 metres – 4:33.15 (Tuscaloosa 2016)
110 metres hurdles – 13.37 (+0.2 m/s) (Columbia 2017)
High jump – 1.98 (Eugene 2017)
Pole vault – 5.00 (Des Moines 2019)
Long jump – 7.75 (+0.0 m/s) (Athens 2017)
Shot put – 14.43 (London 2017)
Discus throw – 49.47 (Des Moines 2019)
Javelin throw – 60.74 (Des Moines 2019)
Decathlon – 8345 (Athens 2017)

Indoor^[2]

60 metres – 6.80 (Nashville 2017)
1000 metres – 2:38.59 (Lexington, VA 2018)
60 metres hurdles – 7.75 (Gilliam, TX 2017)
High jump – 1.97 (College Station, TX 2018)
Pole vault – 4.80 (Nashville 2017)
Long jump – 7.83 (Gilliam, TX 2017))
Shot put – 14.51 (Nashville 2017)
Heptathlon – 6177 (Gilliam, TX 2017)

References

^ Georgiadogs profile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Devon Williams at World Athletics
^ "Current and former Georgia athletes compete at IAAF World Championships". redandblack.com. August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Profile of Devon WILLIAMS". August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.

External links

Devon Williams at World Athletics
Devon Williams at www.USATF.org

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[1] Georgiadogs profile

[IAAF-2] Devon Williams at World Athletics

[3] "Current and former Georgia athletes compete at IAAF World Championships". redandblack.com. August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.

[4] "Profile of Devon WILLIAMS". August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's decathlon
1915–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1915: Alma Richards 1916–19: not held 1920: Brutus Hamilton 1921: Dan Shea 1922: Harrison Thompson 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Tony Plansky 1925–26: Harold Osborn 1927: Fait Elkins 1928–29: Ken Doherty 1930: Wilson Charles 1931: Jess Mortensen 1932: James Bausch 1933: Barney Berlinger 1934–35: Bob Clark 1936: Glenn Morris 1937: not held 1938–39: Joe Scott 1940: Bill Watson 1941: John Borican 1942: Bill Terwilliger 1943: Bill Watson 1944: Irv Mondschein 1945: Charles Beaudry 1946–47: Irv Mondschein 1948–50: Bob Mathias 1951: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Mathias 1953: Milt Campbell 1954–55: Bob Richards 1956: Rafer Johnson 1957: Charles Pratt 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Dave Edstrom 1960: Rafer Johnson 1961: Paul Herman 1962: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman 1963: Steve Pauly 1964: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman 1965–69: Bill Toomey 1970: John Warkentin 1971: Rick Wanamaker 1972–73: Jeff Bennett 1974: Bruce Jenner 1975: Fred Samara 1976: Bruce Jenner 1977: Fred Dixon 1978: Mike Hill 1979: Bobby Coffman
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Bob Coffman 1981–82: John Crist 1983: Mark Anderson 1984: John Crist 1985: John Sayre 1986: Dave Johnson 1987: Tim Bright 1988: Gary Kinder 1989–90: Dave Johnson 1991: Dan O'Brien 1992: Dave Johnson
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–96: Dan O'Brien 1997: Steve Fritz 1998–99: Chris Huffins 2000: Tom Pappas 2001: Kip Janvrin 2002–03: Tom Pappas 2004–05: Bryan Clay 2006–07: Tom Pappas 2008: Bryan Clay 2009: Trey Hardee 2010: Jake Arnold 2011–13: Ashton Eaton 2014–15: Trey Hardee 2016: Ashton Eaton 2017: Trey Hardee 2018: Zach Ziemek 2019: Devon Williams 2021^{2020 OT}: Garrett Scantling
Notes	The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.