Jaleel Croal
British Virgin Island athlete (born 2003)
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Jaleel Croal (born 13 March 2003) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. He is the national record holder over 200 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | British Virgin Islands | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 2003 British Virgin Islands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Croal is from the island of Tortola on the British Virgin Islands.[2] He won the U17 200 metres at the 2019 CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands in April 2019.[3] He lowered his personal best for the 200 metres to 20.93 seconds at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.[4]
Competing for the University of South Florida he set a national record and meet record for the 200 metres with a time of 20.28 seconds at the 2025 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.[5] He ran a new personal best and new national record, and broke the 20-second barrier for the 200 metres for the first time, in running 19.95 seconds in Jacksonville in May 2025.[6][7] He was a semi-finalist over 200 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the following month.[8]
He was selected in the British Virgin Islands team for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[9] At the Games, he won the silver medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres.[10][11] In September 2025, he competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13]
In June 2026, he qualified for the 200 metres at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[14] In July, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[15] He also competed in the 100 metres at the Games without advancing to the semi-finals.[16]
