Bridget Williams

Bridget Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. Williams grew up training and competing in Artistic Gymnastics, but started competing pole vaulting at her Junior High school, with some success in high school she earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia. Williams finished fourth at the US national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023. She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. She qualified for the final with a clearance of 4.65 metres. She won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She won the 2024 US Olympic trials with a clearance of 4.73 metres. At the 2024 Paris Olympics games, Williams finished 12th in her heat, resulting in a 22nd place overall, which resulted in her not qualifying to the finals.