Elmer Williams
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Elmer Williams González (born 8 October 1964) is a retired Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

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He won the silver medal at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
The athletics competition in the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

 and the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games
Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games
The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...

. At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won bronze medals in 1985
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1985 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Nassau, Bahamas.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

 and 1989
1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

, and then three consecutive gold medals in 1991
1991 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1991 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.-Men's events:-Women's events:A = affected by altitude-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

, 1993
1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

 and 1995
1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1995 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.-Men's events:-Women's events:A = affected by altitude† = non-championship event-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...

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He also competed at the in 1992 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 53 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...

 as well as the World Championships in 1993 and 1995 without reaching the final also finished fourth in World University Games in 1985 in Kobe,Japan, Won the silver medal at the Americas Cup in 1989 when he set the Puerto Rico National Long Jump record.In 1992 won the Bronze medal in Iberoamerican track an field championship in Seville, Spain

His personal best jump was 8.19 metres, achieved in August 1989 in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

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