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Lily Williams

Olympian 2020, 2024

Lily Williams
  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Lily Williams rides her bicycle under tree branches

Height

5'7"

Age

30

Hometown

Tallahassee, FL

Education

Northwestern University ‘17

Personal
  • Daughter of Cristopher Williams and Sarah Docter, 1980 Olympian in speedskating
  • Ran at Vanderbilt, specializing in the one-mile race, before switching to cycling in 2016 when she began working at a bicycle shop
  • Has a black cat named Morgan
  • Works as the communications director for the nonprofit Bike Index
  • Enjoys ‘80s music videos, outfit composition and riding around on electric rideshare scooters
  • Fluent in Spanish.
Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women), 4th (Madison - Women)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – 4th (Points Race - Women), 6th (Madison - Women, Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
  • Years of participation: Madison - Women 2021, 2022, 2023; Points Race - Women 2023; Team Pursuit (4km) - Women 2020, 2022, 2023; Scratch - Women 2022; 3km Individual Pursuit - Women 2021
  • Medals: 1 (1 gold)
    • Gold – 2020 (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
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