Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cardiff, WAL |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Cardiff AAC: Wales |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Loughborough University: England |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He missed out on competing at the 2008 Olympic Games due to a stress fracture in his right foot. He suffered the injury during the Welsh Championships in June 2008. (news.bbc.co.uk, 17 Jun 2008)
After the 2006 European Championships he had four stress fractures and had the bone underneath his big toe removed. That kept him from walking normally for about 50 weeks. (runnerslife.co.uk, 27 Jan 2011) |
Other sports |
He was Welsh U16 100m backstroke champion and a member of the Welsh U16 rugby squad before switching to athletics. (melbourne2006.com.au, 26 Mar 2006) |
Famous relatives |
His father JJ Williams represented Wales and the British and Irish Lions in rugby and was also an international sprinter. His older brother ran internationally. (independent.co.uk, 31 May 2009; runnerslife.co.uk, 27 Jan 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He started out running cross-country but knew the distance was too far for him. |
Name of coach |
Adrian Thomas |
International Debut |
Year |
2005 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Tournament |
World Championships |
Location |
Helsinki |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Medical Professional |
Languages |
Welsh, English |
General Interest |
Other information |
OCCUPATION He works about 20 hours a week for an orthopaedic company in Cardiff, Wales, called Hospital Innovations. (walesonline.co.uk, 10 Jun 2013) |