Novlene Williams
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Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills (born April 26, 1982 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica
. She was initially a bronze medal
ist in the 4 x 400 m relay
at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Her medal and position for the Athens Games were upgraded on March 15 2009 by the IAAF, following the disqualification of the USA team because of a doping violation by one of their runners.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
she won (together with Shericka Williams
, Ronetta Smith
and Lorraine Fenton
) a silver medal
. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
she won a bronze medal over 400 metres
.
Williams attended the University of Florida
in Gainesville, Florida
, where she was a member of coach Tom Jones' Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree
in 2004.
Novlene is a graduate of Ferncourt High School, located in Claremont
, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. She was initially a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
ist in the 4 x 400 m relay
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
The women's 4×400 metres relay was one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 27 to August 28, by a total of sixteen national teams comprising 64 athletes....
at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Her medal and position for the Athens Games were upgraded on March 15 2009 by the IAAF, following the disqualification of the USA team because of a doping violation by one of their runners.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
she won (together with Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams
Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....
, Ronetta Smith
Ronetta Smith
Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal...
and Lorraine Fenton
Lorraine Fenton
Lorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres....
) a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
she won a bronze medal over 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
.
Williams attended the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where she was a member of coach Tom Jones' Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in 2004.
Novlene is a graduate of Ferncourt High School, located in Claremont
Claremont, Jamaica
Claremont is a settlement in Jamaica....
, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians