Tonique is pictured above (69) during the final of the 400m at the 2003 World Championships in Edmonton.
She finished in a highly creditable 5th place with Ana Guevara (726), Lorraine Fenton (593) &
Amy Mbacke Thiam (885) taking the medals.
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Women's 400m Final.
2003 World Athletics Champs
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| 1. Ana GUEVARA |
|
MEX |
|
48.89 |
| 2. Lorraine FENTON |
|
JAM |
|
49.43 |
| 3. Amy Mbacke THIAM |
|
SEN |
|
49.95 |
| 4. Natalya NAZAROVA |
|
RUS |
|
49.98 |
| 5. Tonique WILLIAMS |
|
BAH |
|
50.38 |
| 6. Oleysa ZYKINA |
|
RUS |
|
50.39 |
| 7. Lee McCONNELL |
|
GBR |
|
51.07 |
| 8. Svetlana POSPELOVA |
|
RUS |
|
51.30 |
The main photo above shows Tonique (1131) racing towards victory in the 400m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Ana Guevara (2517) won the silver medal with Natalya Antyukh (two from left) taking the bronze. The other athletes in shot are
Monique Hennagan (3279) who finished 4th and Natalya Nazarova who was 8th. Photo George Herringshaw. ©
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Womens 400m. Final.
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Tonique Williams-Darling |
|
BAH |
|
49.41 |
| 2. Ana Guevara |
|
MEX |
|
49.56 |
| 3. Natalya Antyukh |
|
RUS |
|
49.89 |
| 4. Monique Hennagan |
|
USA |
|
49.97 |
| 5. DeeDee Trotter |
|
USA |
|
50.00 |
| 6. Sanya Richards |
|
USA |
|
50.19 |
| 7. Christine Amertil |
|
BAH |
|
50.37 |
| 8. Natalya Nazarova |
|
RUS |
|
50.65 |
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The top photo above shows the athletes in the home straight of the women's 400m final
at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. Tonique (27) is clearly trailing Sanya Richards (819)
by some distance but she produced a fine finishing burst to win the gold by just 19 hundredths of a second.
The left hand picture shows Williams-Darling, the 2004 Olympic champion, in the closing few metres of the
final whilst the right hand image shows Tonique enjoying her victory. Images G. Herringshaw. ©
.
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Women's 400m Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Tonique WILLIAMS-DARLING |
|
BAH |
|
49.55 |
| 2. Sanya RICHARDS |
|
USA |
|
49.74 |
| 3. Ana GUEVARA |
|
MEX |
|
48.81 |
| 4. Svetlana POSPELOVA |
|
RUS |
|
50.11 |
| 5. Deedee TROTTER |
|
USA |
|
51.14 |
| 6. Oleysa ZYKINA |
|
RUS |
|
51.24 |
| 7. Monique HENDERSON |
|
USA |
|
51.77 |
| 8. Amy Mbacke THIAM |
|
SEN |
|
52.22 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS 400 metres.
2006 50.11 Shanghai 23 SEP
2005 49.30 Zürich 19 AUG
2004 49.07 Berlin 12 SEP
2003 50.24 Zürich 15 AUG
2000 52.35 Walnut 16 APR
1999 52.01 Atlanta 22 MAY
1998 51.99 Gainesville 24 MAY
1997 52.15
1996 52.42
1995 52.50 Tuscaloosa 21 MAY
1994 53.72