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Ron Williams

 

Cycling

Height: 6’0”
Weight: 155
DOB: November 20, 1973
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama

Personal Profile:
Williams is a two-time Paralympian (2000, 2004), having won silver and bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Williams’ trip to Beijing, China marks his third Paralympic Games, where he hopes to add to his medal collection.

In 1989, Williams was diagnosed with (and subsequently survived) bone cancer. In the years he should have spent in middle school, he went through chemo and the amputation of his left leg below the knee. Through competitive cycling and community involvement, Williams aims to increase awareness of people with disabilities.

Williams graduated from Georgia College in 1997 with a degree in General Business. In college, he was a member of the National Championship Men’s Waterski Team and still holds world records in disabled slalom and ski jump events. After college, he went to work for Southwire Company as their sales representative for Alabama, a position he has held for the last eleven years. It was also after college that he began focusing his athletic abilities on the bike.

Aside from competing in both able-bodied and disabled cycling races, Williams serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Camp Sunshine, a camp for kids with cancer in Atlanta. He also serves as an athlete representative to the International Paralympic Cycling Committee and a spokesman for the Cancer Committee and Disabled Athletes. Williams enjoys delivering his message of Setback, Survival and Success to business groups and schools. He also enjoys hiking, traveling and spending time with his wife Brooke, a pediatrician.

For more about Ron, check out his Web site by visiting www.ronswilliams.com

Major Achievements:

  • 2008:  Gold medal, Road Time Trials- U.S. Paralympic Cycling National Championships, Morrison, Colorado.
  • 2004:  Captain of the U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team, Athens, Greece
  • 2004:  Silver medal- Team Sprint, Athens Paralympic Games
  • 2004:  Bronze medal- Combined Road Race and Time Trial, Athens Paralympic Games
  • 2004:  ESPY award nominee, Best Athlete with a Disability
  • 2003:  Bristol-Myers-Squibb Tour of Hope team member, riding across the U.S. with Lance Armstrong to raise awareness for cancer clinical trial research
  • 2003:  Silver medal – Combined Road Race and Time Trial, European Championships, Prague
  • 2002:  Silver medal, Road Race – World Championships, Germany
Courtesy U.S. Paralympics