Jamaal James

Jamaal James (born September 4, 1988) is a former professional 800m runner from Trinidad and Tobago he represented his country internationally at the age group and elite level.[1] James graduated from Louisiana State University(LSU)[2] in 2010 with a degree in Communication Studies. At LSU James earned both National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor All-American and South Eastern Conference (SEC) honors[3] between 2007 and 2010. His personal record is 1:46.57 achieved in Ninove, Belgium.[1] He is also the national junior 800m record holder for his country with the time of 1:47.00.[4]

Collegiate career

He ran for Louisiana State University as a member of the LSU Tigers track and field team, and became a 3x All American, 2x South Eastern Conference (SEC) Champion and 6x ALL SEC performer, from 2007 to 2010.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
2003 CARIFTA Games (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800m 1:56.15
2004 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd 800m 1:55.76
1st 4x400m relay 3:47.24
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) Veracruz, Mexico 1st 800m 1:53.93
2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships (U20) Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 4th 800m 1:51.01
World Youth Championships (U18) Marrakesh, Morocco 5th 800m 1:50.31
2006 CARIFTA Games (U20) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st 800m 1:52.64
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800m 1:51.73
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th 800m 1:48.98
World Junior Championships in Athletics Beijing, China 7sf1 800m 1:50.42
2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 800m 1:48.87
2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3h5 800m 1:52.71
2014 Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 4h4 800m 1:51.62
2015 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics San José, Costa Rica 3rd 800m 1:47.07

References

  1. ^ a b "IAAF: Jamaal James | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ^ "Jamaal Kamau James". www.sportarchivestt.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "Jamaal James Bio". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ^ Tobago, Shane Colleens, CARIBSCAPE Web Design, www.caribscape.com, Trinidad and. "National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago Competition Records Junior Men". ttnaaa.org. Retrieved 2016-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)