Jamile Samuel is a female Dutch athlete

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 sprinter, who specialises in the 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

. She won three bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

s at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 13th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19–25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male...

, thus establishing herself as the third-fastest female runner under the age of 20 in the world.

Career

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

60 metres

60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...

 sprint champion in the Netherlands.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton Jamile Samuel finished behind the British

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 athlete Jodie Williams

Jodie Williams

Jodie Alicia Williams is a junior British sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. She is the former World Youth Champion over both distances, the reigning World Junior and European Junior Champion in the 100 m and European Junior Champion in the 200 m.Williams had...

 in both the 100 m and 200 m sprints.
One year later, at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships

2011 European Athletics Junior Championships

The 21st European Athletics Junior Championships were held between 21 and 24 July 2011 in the Kadrioru Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medal table:- Participating nations :...

 in Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, Samuel once more finished behind 100 and 200 m sprints winner Jodie Williams, this time however winning the silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 in both cases.

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date
100 m	11.43 s	0.5 m/s	Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...	July 22, 2011
200 m	22.21 s	−0.5 m/s	Moncton	July 22, 2010

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.