Jamile Samuel was born in
Amsterdam in the
Netherlands in a family with
Surinamese roots. Her older brother
Tjendo Samuel and younger sister Chanté also compete in athletics. She is a member of the
Phanos athletics club based at the
Olympic stadium in Amsterdam. She 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. By the age of sixteen she was the
60 metres sprint champion in the Netherlands. She is the national champion in the 100 meters (2009 and 2017) and in the 200 meters (2011 and 2012). and 200 meter sprints. With her teammates
Dafne Schippers,
Loreanne Kuhurima and
Eva Lubbers she won a bronze in the 4 × 100 meters relay. 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. At the
2012 European Athletics Championships in
Helsinki (Finland), the Dutch 4 × 100 meters relay team (
Kadene Vassell, Dafne Schippers, Eva Lubbers and anchored by Jamile Samuel), were second in 42.80, a national record, behind the German team. She finished 6th in the
200 meters final. At the subsequent
2012 Summer Olympics in
London (United Kingdom), the team finished 6th in the
4 × 100 meters relay final in 42.70, a new national record. She finished 6th in the
200 meters at the
2014 European Athletics Championships in
Zurich (Switzerland) that was won by Dafne Schippers. The 4 × 100 meters relay team, one of the favorites for the title, did not finish in the final due to a botched first baton change. At the
2015 World Championships in Athletics in
Beijing (China), the Dutch 4 × 100 meters relay team (
Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers,
Naomi Sedney and Jamile Samuel as the anchor) finished 5th in 42.32, but was disqualified for a changeover infringement. In the heats the team had also run 42.32, a new national record. She was the start runner of the Dutch women’s 4 × 100 m relay team led by Dafne Schippers,
Tessa van Schagen and anchor runner Naomi Sedney that won the 4 × 100 meters relay at the
European Championships in her home town
Amsterdam with a national record of 42.04. She finished 4th in the
200 meters final in 22.83. She participated at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) where she was eliminated in the heats of the 200 meters. The relay team was also eliminated in the heats due to a botched relay handover between Samuel and Schippers. ==Competition record==