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Bridget Williams

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Bridget Williams

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Birth dateMar 18, 1996
BirthplaceGreensburg, United States
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Bridget Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. Williams grew up training and competing in Artistic Gymnastics, but started competing pole vaulting at her Junior High school, with some success in high school she earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia.

Williams finished fourth at the US national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023. She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. She qualified for the final with a clearance of 4.65 metres. She won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

She won the 2024 US Olympic trials with a clearance of 4.73 metres. At the 2024 Paris Olympics games, Williams finished 12th in her heat, resulting in a 22nd place overall, which resulted in her not qualifying to the finals.

PB

Personal bests

47.02
4.83
5.62
9.05
1:45.18

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2025
PV
4.51-Jan 18, 2025
↓
Virginia Tech Invitational, Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (i)
2024
PV
4.83-Feb 22, 2024
↓
All Star Perche by SCC, Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (i)
2023
PV
4.77-Feb 4, 2023
↓
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2022
PV
4.70-Feb 27, 2022
↓
US Indoor Championships
2021
PV
4.71-May 1, 2021
↓
Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, Knoxville, TN (USA)
2020
PV
4.61-Feb 22, 2020
↓
Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2019
PV
4.50-Jun 29, 2019
↓
High Point, NC (USA)
2018
PV
4.46-Apr 20, 2018
↓
Charlottesville, VA (USA)
2018
4x100m
47.21-Apr 28, 2018
↓
Charlottesville, VA (USA)
2017
PV
4.12-Jan 14, 2017
↓
Blacksburg Virginia Tech Invitational, Blacksburg, VA (i)
2016
PV
4.23-Apr 29, 2016
↓
Radford, VA (USA)
2015
PV
4.11-May 15, 2015
↓
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2015
LJ
5.32+2.9Apr 4, 2015
↑
Berkeley, CA (USA)
2014
PV
3.81-May 24, 2014
↓
Shippensburg, PA (USA)
2014
60mH
9.05-Feb 22, 2014-Edinboro, PA (USA) (i)
2014
4x100m
47.02-Jun 14, 2014
↓
Greensboro, NC (USA)
2014
4x200Metre
1:45.18-Feb 22, 2014-Edinboro, PA (USA) (i)
2013
PV
3.65-May 25, 2013
↓
Shippensburg, PA (USA)
2013
LJ
5.62-May 18, 2013
↑
Baldwin City, KS (USA)

2025

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.12-Jan 25Hokie Invitational
PV
4.51-Jan 18Virginia Tech Invitational, Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (i)

2024

20 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.40-Aug 10The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
PV
4.40-Aug 5The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
PV
4.73-Jun 30U.S. Olympic Team Trials
PV
4.35-Jun 28U.S. Olympic Team Trials
PV
4.73-Jun 7DC Pole Vault Championships, DC Pole Vault Center, Washington, DC
PV
4.43-May 25Prefontaine Classic
PV
4.33-May 18USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
PV
4.33-May 17USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
PV
4.63-May 10Seashore Group Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
PV
4.68-Apr 25114th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA - Invitational Events
PV
4.68-Apr 22114th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA - Invitational Events
PV
4.80-Feb 24Perche Elite Tour Rouen, Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (i)
PV
4.83-Feb 22All Star Perche by SCC, Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (i)
PV
4.60-Feb 17USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
PV
4.60-Feb 16USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
PV
4.81-Feb 3Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational, Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (i)
PV
4.63-Jan 27PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, Norton Sports Center, Louisville, KY (i)
PV
4.63-Jan 26PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, Norton Sports Center, Louisville, KY (i)
PV
4.54-Jan 20Hokie Invitational, Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (i)
PV
4.73-Jan 12Virginia Tech Invitational

2023

21 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
PV
4.60-Nov 2Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile
PV
4.65-Aug 26World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
PV
4.50-Aug 26World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
PV
4.50-Aug 23World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
PV
4.65-Aug 21World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
PV
4.58-Aug 5Ed Murphey Classic, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
PV
4.58-Aug 4Ed Murphey Classic, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
PV
4.71-Jul 20Spitzen Leichathletik Luzern, Stadion Allmend, Luzern
PV
4.55-Jul 16Int. Rottacher Stabhochsprungmeeting
PV
4.61-Jul 9USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
PV
4.70-Jun 2Music City Track Carnival, Vanderbilt Track, Nashville, TN
PV
4.41-May 27USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
PV
4.41-May 26USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
PV
4.55-May 5Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
PV
4.36-Apr 1Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist
PV
4.51-Feb 25Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final 2023, Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
PV
4.61-Feb 18USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
PV
4.61-Feb 17USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
PV
4.76-Feb 11Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Indoor Meeting
PV
4.77-Feb 4New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
PV
4.60-Jan 21American Track League - Hawkeye Pro Classic
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Honours

🥇

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Pole Vault

2024
🥇

Pan American Games

Pole Vault

2023
🥇

Pan American Games

Pole Vault

2023
🥉

Universiade

Pole Vault

2019