Jamal Walton Explained

Jamal Walton
Birth Date:	November 25, 1998
Birth Place:	United States
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	400 meters
Education:	Miramar High School
Coach:	Chris McComb

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.

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

International competitions

Representing the
2013	CARIFTA Games (U18)	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	200 m	22.52 (w)
			4th	400 m	49.08
2014	CARIFTA Games (U18)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	4th	200 m	21.64 (w)
			3rd	400 m	47.74
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	Morelia, Mexico	12th (h)	200 m	22.38
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	47.01
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	17th (h)	400 m	47.22^1
2015	CARIFTA Games (U18)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	5th	200 m	21.43
			4th	400 m	47.43
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 200 m relay	DNF
	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th	400 m	45.99
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	46.09
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	46.46
2016	CARIFTA Games (U20)	St. George's, Grenada	7th	200 m	21.42 (w)
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	46.23
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th (sf)	400 m	46.61
2017	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Willemstad, Curaçao	bgcolor=gold	1st	200 m	21.29
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	46.46
	Pan American U20 Championships	Trujillo, Peru	4th (h)	200 m	21.39^2
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	44.99
	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

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Outdoor

• 100 meters – 10.57 (+2.0 m/s, Gainesville 2017)
• 200 meters – 20.57 (+2.0 m/s, Miramar 2017)
• 400 meters – 44.99 (Trujillo 2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miramar's Jamal Walton: 2017 All-Broward 4A-3A track Athlete of the Year. Kotala. Carl. June 10, 2017. Sun Sentinel. 7 August 2017.
2. Web site: All-Athletics profile . 7 August 2017 . 8 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708153853/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/728227 . dead .