Aaliyah Butler

Aaliyah Butler
Butler at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 49.09 (Monaco, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4 × 400 m relay

Aaliyah Butler (/əˈliːə/ ə-LEE-ə;[1] born November 5, 2003) is an American sprinter who competes primarily over 400 metres.[2]

Early life

Butler is from Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida.[3] She attended Piper High School and Miami Northwestern Senior High School.[4][5] In 2019, she beat the Florida high school state record set in the 400 meters by Sanya Richards-Ross.[6] She began to attend the University of Georgia in 2022.[7]

Career

2024

Butler finished fourth in the 400 meters at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024.[8] She ran a personal best 49.79 seconds for the 400 meters at the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Florida in May 2024.[9]

In June 2024, she finished second at the United States Olympic trials 400 m race in Eugene, Oregon, running 49.71 seconds.[10] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final.[11] She also competed in the women's 4 × 400m relay at the Games, and won the gold medal as part of the American relay team.[12]

2025

She signed an NIL deal with Nike in January 2025.[13] On 1 March 2025, she moved to sixth and on the women’s world indoor 400 m all-time list after running 49.78 at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Texas.[14] On 15 March 2025, she ran 49.97 for second place overall at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach.[15]

On 19 April 2025, she lowered her personal best for the 400 metres to 49.44 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida.[16] In May 2025, she won the 400 metres at the SEC Championships and ran a 48.86 split in the 4 × 400 m, the third fastest split in college history, only behind Athing Mu and Britton Wilson.[17] She won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 49.26 seconds.[18] On the same track the following month she finished runner-up to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the 400 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic.[19] She ran a personal best 49.09 seconds to place second at the 2025 Herculis event in Monaco, part of the 2025 Diamond League, 0.03 seconds behind Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino.[20] She finished third in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 49.91 seconds.[21]

References

  1. ^ "BUTLER Aaliyah". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aaliyah Butler". World Athletics. June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fort Lauderdale's Aaliyah Butler Aiming To Advance To 400m Final At U.S. Olympic Trials". world-track. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "High School Girls' 400m, 4A Final - Butler Breaks SRR's 400 FL State Record, 52.25!". Flotrack. May 6, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Miami Northwestern 1st Place Girls 800m Sprint Medley Relay - The Outdoor Nationals, Presented by Nike 2021". Runnerspace. July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "High school freshman, Aaliyah Butler, breaks record in the Girls Class 4A 400 meters". Thesestsodegazette. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Aaliyah Butler 2nd Place Women's 400m Semifinal Heat 1 - U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2024". Runnerspace. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women 400m Results - NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 2024". March 9, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Mann, Auburn (May 12, 2024). "Nickisha Pryce Emerges as 2nd Fastest Jamaican Ever; Brianna Lyston Sets SEC Meet Record". Track Alerts. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Fast, Annie (June 24, 2024). "KENDALL ELLIS BLASTS AHEAD TO CLAIM WOMEN'S 400M AND SECOND OLYMPIC APPEARANCE AT 2024 U.S. TRIALS - TRACK & FIELD: DAY THREE WRAP". Olympics. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Nike's Latest Move Puts Women's Track and Field Future on the Right Path With Latest NIL Signing". Essentially Sports. January 27, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  14. ^ "MacLean and Nuguse run fast miles in Boston". World Athletics. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Whittaker goes No.2 all time to win NCAA indoor 400m title". World Athletics. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  16. ^ "Alfred storms to 21.88 200m season opener in Gainesville". World Athletics. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  17. ^ Woods, David (May 18, 2025). "JAMEESIA FORD, JORDAN ANTHONY RUN BLAZING DOUBLES; GEORGIA WOMEN, ARKANSAS MEN WIN SEC TITLES". Runnerspace. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  18. ^ Gault, Jonathan; Johnson, Robert (June 15, 2025). "Doris Lemngole (8:58) & Savannah Sutherland's (52.46) NCAA Records Highlights Women's Final Day". Lets Run. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  19. ^ Mallows, Tom (July 5, 2025). "Chebet & Kipyegon break world records in Eugene". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  20. ^ "Lyles back with a bang in Monaco". World Athletics. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  21. ^ "USA Championships". World Athletics. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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