Tonique Williams-Darling
- January 5, 2024
- Sprinter
Quick Facts
Tonique Williams-Darling Biography
| Name | Tonique Williams-Darling |
| Birthday | Jan 17 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Nassau |
| Birth Country | Bahamas |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Tonique Williams-Darling is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on January 17, 1976 in Nassau, Bahamas. Tonique Williams-Darling (born January 17, 1976 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She graduated from St. John’s College Bahamas (high school).
She also won the gold medal in the 400 meters at 2005 World Championships in Athletics, in a head-to-head race with American 400-meter specialist Sanya Richards. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, despite being the favourite, she was beaten unexpectedly both in her semi-final and the final by Christine Ohuruogu of England, claiming silver instead.
In November 2012, she was elected as Public Relations Director of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) for the period 2012-2015.
Williams-Darling had a breakout year in 2004. She started with a bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, running a personal best behind Russia’s Natalya Nazarova and Olesya Krasnomovets. Then in July, at the Rome meeting of the IAAF Golden League, Tonique broke Mexican world champion Ana Guevara’s 23 race winning streak in the 400 meter race.
Tonique Williams-Darling Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sprinter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tonique Williams-Darling is one of the richest Sprinter from Bahamas. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tonique Williams-Darling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the Moore School of Business in 1999.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Williams-Darling beat Guevara again. In a head to head final straight, she proved to be more powerful than the Mexican runner who had been hampered with injuries and trained only on a limited basis prior to the Games. Winning the race, she became the Bahamas’ first individual Olympic gold medalist.
Williams-Darling took the 2007 season off to nurse a hamstring injury and did not compete during the 2008 season.
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Tonique Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bahamas. Tonique Williams-Darling celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.