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Jalen Williams
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Jalen Williams is a United States sprinter. He competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.
His personal bests include 10.86 in the 100m, 21.28 in the 200m, 45.49 in the 400m, 1:56.67 in the 800m and 40.27 in the 4x100m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
Key facts
400 Metres Short Track
45.77
200 Metres Short Track
21.28
Last competition
Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
Feb 28, 2026 · 45.77
As of Sep 20, 2026: 400 Metres Short Track 45.77, 200 Metres Short Track 21.28, 2026 season best 45.77 (Feb 28, 2026, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, Feb 28, 2026, 45.77
PB
Personal bests
10.86*
21.28
1:56.67
4x100m
40.27
4x400m
3:09.45
4x400Metre
3:07.27
DistanceMe
9:18.44
60m
6.96
400m-short-track
45.77
200m-short-track
21.28
300m
33.68
300m-short-track
33.68
500Metres
1:05.89
500m-short-track
1:05.89
4x200Metre
1:28.74
600m
1:19.55
600m-short-track
1:19.55
55m
6.55
* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60m | 6.96 | - | Jan 10, 2026 | ↑ | Badgers Midwest Invite |
| 2026 | 200m-short-track | 21.28 | - | Feb 14, 2026 | ↑ | Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i) |
| 2026 | 200m | 21.28 | - | Feb 14, 2026 | ↑ | Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i) |
| 2026 | 300m-short-track | 33.68 | - | Jan 17, 2026 | ↑ | Indiana Invitational |
| 2026 | 300m | 33.68 | - | Jan 17, 2026 | ↑ | Indiana Invitational |
| 2026 | 400m | 45.77 | - | Feb 28, 2026 | ↑ | Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 2026 | 400m-short-track | 45.77 | - | Feb 28, 2026 | ↑ | Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 2026 | 4x400Metre | 3:07.27 | - | Feb 14, 2026 | ↑ | Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i) |
| 2026 | DistanceMe | 9:18.44 | - | Feb 21, 2026 | ↑ | Alex Wilson Invitational |
| 2025 | 60m | 7.01 | - | Jan 18, 2025 | ↑ | Hawkeye Invitational, Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (i) |
| 2025 | 200m | 21.34 | +0.8 | May 2, 2025 | ↑ | Wisconsin Badgers Challenge, McClimon Outdoor Track, Madison, WI |
| 2025 | 200m-short-track | 22.27 | - | Jan 18, 2025 | ↑ | Hawkeye Invitational, Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (i) |
| 2025 | 300m-short-track | 34.47 | - | Jan 11, 2025 | ↑ | Wisconsin Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2025 | 300m | 34.47 | - | Jan 11, 2025 | ↑ | Wisconsin Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2025 | 400m | 45.49 | - | Apr 12, 2025 | ↑ | 44 Farms Team Invitational, Cushing Stadium, College Station, TX |
| 2025 | 400m-short-track | 45.94 | - | Mar 1, 2025 | ↑ | Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 2025 | 600m-short-track | 1:19.55 | - | Jan 18, 2025 | ↑ | Hawkeye Invitational, Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (i) |
| 2025 | 600m | 1:19.55 | - | Jan 18, 2025 | ↑ | Hawkeye Invitational, Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (i) |
| 2025 | 4x400m | 3:09.45 | - | May 16, 2025 | ↑ | Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2025 | 4x400Metre | 3:14.00 | - | Feb 15, 2025 | ↑ | Badgers Windy City Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) - Invitational Events |
| 2025 | DistanceMe | 9:20.15 | - | Feb 22, 2025 | ↑ | Alex Wilson, Loftus Sports Center, Notre Dame, IN (i) |
| 2024 | 60m | 7.11 | - | Jan 13, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2024 | 200m-short-track | 22.04 | - | Feb 10, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Windy City Invite |
| 2024 | 200m | 22.04 | - | Feb 10, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Windy City Invite |
| 2024 | 300m-short-track | 34.72 | - | Jan 13, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2024 | 300m | 34.72 | - | Jan 13, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2024 | 4x100m | 40.27 | - | May 3, 2024 | ↑ | Wisconsin Alumni Classic |
| 2024 | 400m | 46.33 | - | Feb 24, 2024 | ↑ | Big Ten Indoor Championships, SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility, Geneva, OH (i) |
| 2024 | 400m-short-track | 47.21 | - | Feb 2, 2024 | ↑ | New Mexico Collegiate Classic, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
| 2024 | 600m | 1:20.35 | - | Jan 13, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2024 | 600m-short-track | 1:20.35 | - | Jan 13, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Midwest Invite, Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (i) |
| 2024 | 800m | 1:56.67 | - | May 3, 2024 | - | Wisconsin Alumni Classic |
| 2024 | 4x400m | 3:10.94 | - | Feb 24, 2024 | ↑ | Big Ten Indoor Championships, SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility, Geneva, OH (i) |
| 2024 | 4x400Metre | 3:13.65 | - | Feb 10, 2024 | ↑ | The Badgers Windy City Invite |
| 2024 | DistanceMe | 9:21.07 | - | Feb 17, 2024 | ↑ | Alex Wilson Invite |
| 2023 | 100m | 10.86 | +2.3 | Apr 15, 2023 | - | Beach Invitational, Jack Rose Track, Long Beach, CA |
| 2023 | 200m | 22.20 | -0.1 | Apr 15, 2023 | ↑ | Beach Invitational, Jack Rose Track, Long Beach, CA |
| 2023 | 4x100m | 40.93 | - | May 14, 2023 | ↑ | Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
| 2023 | 400m | 47.48 | - | May 5, 2023 | ↑ | Wisconsin Classic |
| 2023 | 400m-short-track | 49.07 | - | Feb 10, 2023 | ↑ | Windy City Invitational |
| 2023 | 4x400m | 3:14.79 | - | May 14, 2023 | ↑ | Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
| 2023 | 4x400Metre | 3:18.41 | - | Feb 11, 2023 | ↑ | Windy City Invitational |
| 2023 | DistanceMe | 9:37.92 | - | Feb 24, 2023 | ↑ | Big Ten Indoor Championships, SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility, Geneva, OH (i) |
| 2022 | 55m | 6.55 | - | Jan 14, 2022 | - | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 60m | 7.03 | - | Dec 10, 2022 | ↑ | Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 300m-short-track | 34.67 | - | Dec 10, 2022 | ↑ | Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 300m | 34.67 | - | Dec 10, 2022 | ↑ | Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 600m | 1:20.98 | - | Jan 29, 2022 | ↑ | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Invitational Events |
| 2022 | 600m-short-track | 1:20.98 | - | Jan 29, 2022 | ↑ | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Invitational Events |
| 2022 | 4x200Metre | 1:28.74 | - | Jan 29, 2022 | - | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Invitational Events |
| 2022 | 4x400Metre | 3:15.76 | - | Dec 10, 2022 | ↑ | Iowa-Recreation Building, Iowa City, IA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 200m | 22.77 | - | Feb 5, 2021 | ↑ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 200m-short-track | 22.77 | - | Feb 5, 2021 | ↑ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 300m | 35.86 | - | Jan 16, 2021 | ↑ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 300m-short-track | 35.86 | - | Jan 16, 2021 | ↑ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 500Metres | 1:08.45 | - | Jan 17, 2021 | ↓ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 500m-short-track | 1:08.45 | - | Jan 17, 2021 | ↓ | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 4x400m | 3:34.80 | - | Jun 30, 2021 | ↑ | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2021 | 4x400Metre | 3:34.80 | - | Jun 30, 2021 | ↑ | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2020 | 500m-short-track | 1:05.89 | - | Jan 18, 2020 | ↓ | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | 500Metres | 1:05.89 | - | Jan 18, 2020 | ↓ | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
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Honours
No medals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Jalen Williams's 400 Metres Short Track personal best?
Jalen Williams's 400 Metres Short Track personal best is 45.77, set on Feb 28, 2026 in Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i).
Which events does Jalen Williams compete in?
Jalen Williams competes in the 400 Metres Short Track and 200 Metres Short Track.
How did Jalen Williams perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 45.77, set on Feb 28, 2026 in Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i). Last competition: Big Ten Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb 28, 2026, 45.77.