Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the 800 metres[1] and anchoring the Canadian 4 x 400 metres relay team. He also ran in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in both 1991 and as a 6th place finalist in 1993 beating the 1992 Olympic gold medalist William Tanui in the process.

He was a home town finalist in the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto.[2]

While running for Abilene Christian University, he was the 1986 NCAA Champion.

References

  1. ↑ "Freddy Williams Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. ↑ 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Toronto - 800m Men Final. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.


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