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Birth name | Amy Joy Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | 29 September 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Craig Ham (2015–present)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.skeletonamy.co.uk/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Michael Grünberger Markus Kottmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amy Joy Williams, MBE (born 29 September 1982)[3] is a British former skeleton racer and Olympic gold medallist. Originally a runner, she began training in skeleton in 2002 after trying the sport on a push-start track at the University of Bath. Although unable to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was a member of the Great Britain team four years later at the 2010 Games. She won a gold medal, becoming the first British individual gold medallist at a Winter Olympics for 30 years and the only British medallist in those Olympics.