Tonique Williams-Darling

Tonique Williams-Darling ( Williams; January 17, 1976) is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After the Olympics, she won the IAAF Golden League jackpot, splitting the US$1M pot with Christian Olsson. She then attended the University of Georgia before transferring to the University of South Carolina where she graduated with a business degree in 1999.

Athletics career

Williams-Darling had a breakout year in 2004. She started with a bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and did not compete during the 2008 season.

Professional career Williams-Darling coaching briefly after retiring from competition. In 2015, Williams-Darling served as senior director of event media services for the BTC/IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.

For her achievements to date, the Bahamas Government honoured her by naming a major highway the Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.