About Tonique Williams-Darling
Tonique Williams-Darling (née 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. == Early life and education == Williams attended secondary school at St. John's College, Nassau, Bahamas. 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, 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. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Williams-Darling beat Guevara again.
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