Jamil James

Jamil James

Personal information
Born	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Athletics Representing Trinidad and Tobago CAC Junior Championships (U20) Bronze medal – third place 2004 Coatzacoalcos 200 m CAC Junior Championships (U17) Silver medal – second place 2002 Bridgetown 400 m Silver medal – second place 2002 Bridgetown 4x400 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) Gold medal – first place 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 4x100 m relay Silver medal – second place 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 400 m Silver medal – second place 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 4x400 m relay Silver medal – second place 2004 Hamilton 400 m Silver medal – second place 2004 Hamilton 4x400 m relay Silver medal – second place 2003 Port of Spain 200 m Silver medal – second place 2003 Port of Spain 4x400 m relay CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) Bronze medal – third place 2002 Nassau 200 m Bronze medal – third place 2002 Nassau 400 m

Jamil J James (born 16 September 1986) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. His father, Trevor James, is a former Olympic sprinter who represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career

He attended the University of South Carolina - Columbia from 2004 to 2008. His personal best time is 46.68 seconds (400m), achieved in June 2003 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
2001	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th	400 m	49.11
2002	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	200 m	22.02   (-0.5 m/s)
			3rd	400 m	48.90
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	400 m	47.95
			2nd	4x400 m	3:19.13
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	32nd (h)	400 m	48.62
2003	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	400 m	47.34
			2nd	4x400 m	3:12.46
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	4th	400 m	47.61
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	4x400 m	3:05.28
2004	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	2nd	400 m	47.11
			2nd	4x400 m	3:12.65
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Coatzacoalcos, México	3rd	200 m	21.05   (1.2 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	200m	21.00 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			11th (h)	4×400m relay	3:11.33
2005	CARIFTA Games	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	400 m	46.81
			1st	4x100 m	41.05
			2nd	4x400 m	3:10.32
2006	NACAC U-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	13th (h)	400m	48.21
			7th	4x400m relay	3:16.75
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	6th	4x100 m	39.92
			2nd	4x400 m	3:02.65

External links

• Jamil James at World Athletics