Buffy-Lynne Williams
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Buffy-Lynne Williams (formerly Buffy Alexander; born March 27, 1977) is a Canadian rower. She was born in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The daughter of former National Hockey League player Claire Alexander, she began rowing at age 17. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the eights event,<ref name="Oly">Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and at the 1998, 1999 and 2003 world championships at Cologne, St. Catharines and Milan respectively. She also won a silver in the eights at the 1997 world championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was fourth in the coxless pair. She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's eight.<ref name="Oly" />
She married Canadian rower Barney Williams after the 1999 World Championships, which were held in her hometown of St. Catharines.
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Canadian female rowers
- Olympic rowers for Canada
- Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Rowers from St. Catharines
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen