Lily Williams (cyclist)

Lily Williams
Williams at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Team information
Current teamHuman Powered Health
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018–2019Hagens Berman–Supermint[1]
2020–Rally Cycling[2]
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2024)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 BerlinTeam pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 CochabambaTeam pursuit

Lily Williams (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Human Powered Health.[3]

Williams, the daughter of Olympic speed skater Sarah Docter Williams, grew up in Florida and ran cross country for Vanderbilt University. After graduating from Vanderbilt, she enrolled at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2016 and took up an interest in competitive cycling.[4]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She competed in the qualifying round of the women's team pursuit in track cycling. Team USA went on to earn a bronze medal in the final.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Williams won the gold medal in women's team pursuit in track cycling alongside Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, and Jennifer Valente. This was the first ever team track cycling gold medal in U.S. history.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hagens Berman-Supermint announce 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. January 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved February 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Hargadon, Sean (July 18, 2022). "Lily Williams Takes on the Tour de France Femmes". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Olympic cycling roster set with road, indoor, BMX, mountain teams". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Olympics 2024: Lily Williams wins gold medal on women's pursuit team". www.tallahassee.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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