{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jamaal Butler | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 31, 1988}} | birth_place = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{BAH}} }} {{MedalCompetition|NACAC U-23 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2010 Miramar|4 x 400 meters}} {{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U20)}} {{MedalBronze |2006 Port of Spain | 4 x 400 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games <br> Junior (U20)}} {{MedalBronze |2005 Bacolet, Tobago | 4 x 100 m relay}} {{MedalBronze |2005 Bacolet, Tobago | 4 x 400 m relay}} }}
'''Jamaal Butler''' (born July 31, 1988) is a male sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. He attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for South Plains College<ref>{{cite web |title=South Plains College Open |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/21935/1376918/South_Plains_College_Open/400/ |website=tfrrs.org |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> and Texas Tech University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Raiders Dominate First Indoor Competition |url=https://texastech.com/news/2008/1/19/Red_Raiders_Dominate_First_Indoor_Competition.aspx |access-date=13 February 2022 |publisher=Texastech.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tech Finishes First Day of Invitational with Good Results |url=https://texastech.com/news/2008/1/18/Tech_Finishes_First_Day_of_Invitational_with_Good_Results.aspx |website=Texastech.com |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> Butler ran the third leg of the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} Relay at the NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics that won silver, as well as the third leg for the same event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.<ref>{{cite web |title=4X400 METRES RELAY MEN19 AUG 2006 20:50 |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/11th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-6945850/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/heats/startlist |website=World Athletics |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
He won a bronze medal on the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay and {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} at the 2005 CARIFTA Games in Tobago.
==Personal bests== {| class=wikitable |- !Event !Time (seconds) !Venue !Date |- |200m |21.81 (+4.2) |Abilene, Texas |24 MAR 2007 |- |400m |47.25 |Nassau, Bahamas |26 JUN 2010 |- |400m Indoor |48.63 |New York City, New York |24 JAN 2009 |}
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==External links== * {{World Athletics|bahamas/jamal-butler-14233962}} * [https://texastech.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jamaal-butler/2369 Texas Tech]
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