Delano Williams
Delano Williams (born 23 December 1993) is a sprinter in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Life
Delano Williams grew up on Grand Turk Iceland, the son of one of the island stem ends and a Haitian. In 2008 he moved to Jamaica - where he had left his mother and sister - after Hurricane Ike had destroyed his school and thus lacked educational opportunities. He now began the Munro College in St. Elizabeth Parish to visit and train under his teacher Neil Harrison for the sprint distances. In 2010 he participated in the World Junior Championships in Moncton, where he came into the semifinal on both the 100 - meter distance as well as on the 200-meter distance. In 2011, he put on his new bests of 10.51 s in the 100 meters and 20.73 s over 200 meters each at the CARIFTA Junior Games in Montego Bay. About the latter route, he won the gold medal.
He attracted worldwide attention then in 2012. Was not until he was at the beginning of the year to 10.34 s and 20.53 s increase, before he took at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona gold over 200 meters. Meanwhile, he sought to participate in the Olympic Games in London. Since he was not allowed to represent the Turks and Caicos islands, as his home is not recognized by the IOC, he applied for a British passport, which he received as a citizen of a British overseas territory. At the Olympic Trials, he was then only in seventh place and thus did not qualify for the Olympics themselves.
When he started in February 2013 at the Gibson Relays in the season, a time of 44.80 s was measured for its run of 4 x 400 - meter relay. On March 16, he exhibited in Kingston with 20.27 s even on the provisional Weltjahresbestleistung. The next day, he also improved over 100 meters with 10.28 s now In the British Championships in July, he was charged with 20.58 s third over 200 meters. On July 26, he started in London for the first time at a Diamond League meeting. After 20.74 s he came as ninth. At the World Championships in Moscow, he started again for the UK and made it to the semifinals, where he retired with 20.61 s.