Jamile Samuel

Jamile Samuel

230px Jamile Samuel at Dutch indoor championships '08, Gent
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 Amsterdam
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.12 s (1.0 m/s) 200m: 22.72 s (−1.0 m/s)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the Netherlands European Championships 2012 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton 100 m 2010 Moncton 200 m 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay European Junior Championships 2011 Tallinn 100 m 2011 Tallinn 200 m

Jamile Samuel (born 24 April 1992) is a female Dutch athlete sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She won three bronze medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, thus establishing herself as the third-fastest female runner under the age of 20 in the world.

Career

File:Jamile Samuel Tallinn 2011.jpg

Samuel at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn

Jamile Samuel first came into the Dutch spotlight as a fifteen-year-old when breaking her club record. By the age of sixteen she was the 60 metres sprint champion in the Netherlands.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton Jamile Samuel finished behind the British athlete Jodie Williams in both the 100 m and 200 m sprints.
One year later, at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn, Samuel once more finished behind 100 and 200 m sprints winner Jodie Williams, this time however winning the silver medal in both cases.

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date
100 m	11.12 s	1.0 m/s	Genève	14 June 2014
200 m	22.72 s	−1.0 m/s	Genève	14 June 2014

External links

• Jamile Samuel results from Toyota sponsor
• IAAF Jamile Samuel profile
• 2010 World Junior Championships – Women's 200 metres (heats). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
• 100 metres (heats). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.

• Jamile Samuel profile on Athleticworld
• Runner's world