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Para Track and Field

Taleah Williams

Paralympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Taleah Williams

Athlete Bio#

Taleah Williams runs down the track through the rain

Height

5'10"

Age

28

Hometown

Norfolk, NE

Education

Doane College ’19

classification: T47

Personal
  • Daughter of Calvin and Priscilla Williams. Has five sisters, Amaya, LaShicka, LaShunda, LaTasha and Shernika, and two brothers, Calvin and Derrick
  • Born without her lower left arm
  • Has participated in track and field since first grade when she was in a youth track program and immediately took a liking to the jumping events
  • Played basketball and competed in track and field in high school, qualifying for the state track meet as a sophomore and taking her team to the state tournament in Basketball
  • Introduced to Paralympic track and field after she was identified by an official in April 2016, who spoke to her coach about opportunities with U.S. Paralympics Track & Field.
Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 6th (Long Jump T47 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (Long Jump T47 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (Long Jump T47 - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Long Jump T47 - Women)
  • Years of participation: Long Jump T47 - Women 2017, 2019, 2023; 400m T47 - Women 2017
  • Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2017 (Long Jump T47 - Women)
    • Bronze – 2023 (Long Jump T47 - Women)

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