John Chester Williams (born September 12, 1953) is a retired archer from the United States. After placing second at the 1969 World Championships he won the 1971 and 1972 world titles and the gold medal at the 1972 Olympics. It was the first Olympic archery medal for the United States in 52 years.^[1]

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John Williams

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Full name	John Chester Williams
Born	September 12, 1953 (1953-09-12) (age 70) Cranesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Northwestern Senior High School (Pennsylvania) Texas A&M University California State University, San Bernardino
Employer	Yamaha Corporation
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Archery
Club	U.S. Army
Coached by	Clarence Fowkes
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Individual World Archery Championships 1969 Valley Forge Individual 1971 York Individual World Field Championships 1972 Gorizia Individual

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Williams briefly attended Texas A&M University, and graduated in business and management from the California State University, San Bernardino. He later worked as a product manager for the archery division of Yamaha Corporation.^[1]

In 2003, the National Archery Association issued him its J. Maurice Thompson award, named after the body's founder, for outstanding and meritorious service to the sport. Northwestern High School has a plaque in the lobby honoring John Williams.