1. Jamile Samuel was born on 24 April 1992 and is a Dutch athlete sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.
11 Facts About Jamile Samuel
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Jamile Samuel won three bronze medals at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, thus establishing herself as the third-fastest female runner under the age of 20 in the world.
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Jamile Samuel was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands in a family with Surinamese roots.
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Jamile Samuel is a member of the Phanos athletics club based at the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam.
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Jamile Samuel first came into the Dutch spotlight as a fifteen-year-old when challenging the record of four-time gold medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Fanny Blankers-Koen.
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Jamile Samuel is the national champion in the 100 meters and in the 200 meters.
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At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Jamile Samuel finished third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints.
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One year later, at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn, Samuel finished behind British 100 and 200 meter sprints winner Jodie Williams, winning the silver medal in both cases.
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Jamile Samuel finished 6th in the 200 meters at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich that was won by Dafne Schippers.
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Jamile Samuel finished 4th in the 200 meters final in 22.83.
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Jamile Samuel participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she was eliminated in the heats of the 200 meters.