Jamal Walton

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Jamal Walton
Personal information
Born (1998-11-25) November 25, 1998 (age 26)
United States
Education Miramar High School [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event
 400 meters
Coached byChris McComb [1]

Jamal Walton (born November 25, 1998) is a Caymanian sprinter specializing in the 400 meters as well as an American football player. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2017 Pan American U20 Championships with a new Championships record and national record of 44.99.

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Born in the United States, he has a dual citizenship with the Cayman Islands where his father comes from. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
2013 CARIFTA Games (U18) Nassau, Bahamas 8th200 m22.52 (w)
4th400 m49.08
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 4th200 m21.64 (w)
3rd400 m47.74
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18)		 Morelia, Mexico 12th (h)200 m22.38
1st400 m47.01
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 17th (h)400 m 47.22 1
2015 CARIFTA Games (U18) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5th200 m21.43
4th400 m47.43
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas –4 × 200 m relay DNF
World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 4th400 m45.99
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st400 m46.09
Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 2nd400 m46.46
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 7th200 m21.42 (w)
2nd400 m46.23
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th (sf)400 m 46.61
2017 CARIFTA Games (U20) Willemstad, Curaçao 1st200 m21.29
2nd400 m46.46
Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 4th (h)200 m21.392
1st400 m44.99
World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (sf)400 m 45.16

1Did not finish in the semifinals

2Did not start in the final

Personal bests

[2]

Outdoor

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kotala, Carl (10 June 2017). "Miramar's Jamal Walton: 2017 All-Broward 4A-3A track Athlete of the Year". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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