# Jamaal Butler

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{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Jamaal Butler
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| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|July 31, 1988}}
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{{MedalSport | [Athletics](/source/Track_and_field_athletics)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{BAH}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[NACAC U-23 Championships](/source/NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2010 Miramar](/source/2010_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)|[4 x 400 meters](/source/4_x_400_meter_relay)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[CAC Junior Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) (U20)}}
{{MedalBronze |[2006 Port of Spain](/source/2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) | 4 x 400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|[CARIFTA Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games) <br> Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalBronze |[2005 Bacolet, Tobago](/source/2005_CARIFTA_Games) | 4 x 100 m relay}}
{{MedalBronze |[2005 Bacolet, Tobago](/source/2005_CARIFTA_Games) | 4 x 400 m relay}}
}}

'''Jamaal Butler''' (born July 31, 1988) is a male [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)) from [Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), who mainly competes in the [400m](/source/400m). He attended [St. Augustine's College](/source/St._Augustine's_College_(Bahamas)) in [Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), before going on to compete for [South Plains College](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2006_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) in [Beijing, China](/source/Beijing%2C_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](/source/2005_CARIFTA_Games) in [Tobago](/source/Tobago).

==Personal bests==
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Event
!Time (seconds)
!Venue
!Date
|-
|[200m](/source/200m)
|21.81 (+4.2)
|[Abilene, Texas](/source/Abilene%2C_Texas)
|24 MAR 2007
|-
|[400m](/source/400m)
|47.25	 
|[Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas)
|26 JUN 2010	
|-
|[400m](/source/400m) Indoor
|48.63
|[New York City, New York](/source/New_York_City%2C_New_York)
|24 JAN 2009
|}

==References==
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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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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bahamian men sprinters
Category:21st-century Bahamian sportsmen
Category:Texas Tech University alumni
Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes
Category:People from Nassau, Bahamas
Category:Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas

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