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Aaliyah Butler
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 48.84 (Monaco, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Tokyo4 × 400 m relay

Aaliyah Butler (/əˈlə/ ə-LEE;[1] born November 5, 2003) is an American sprinter. She won the national title over 400 metres at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]

Early life

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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

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2024

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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

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She signed an NIL deal with Nike in January 2025.[13] On 1 March 2025, she moved to sixth 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]

Competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, she was a semi-finalist in the women's 400 metres.[22] Prior to the World Championships, she announced that she will be turning professional.[23]

2026

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Competing in the 2026 Diamond League, Butler placed second to Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica in the 400 metres at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, running 49.78 seconds.[24] On 4 June, she placed fourth in 49.83 seconds for the 400 m at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, before later winning the LA Grand Prix in 49.90 seconds that month.[25][26] On 3 July, Butler was runner-up to Dejanea Oakley over 400 metres at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic.[27] On 10 July, she ran a personal best 48.84 for 400 metres at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[28] On 25 July, she won the 400 metres title at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York, running 49.93 seconds.[29]

References

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  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.
  22. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  23. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  24. "Schilder breaks Diamond League record with 21.09m in Shanghai". World Athletics. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  25. "Pathirage and Cunningham break meeting records in Rome". World Athletics. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  26. "BRANDON MILLER IMPRESSES AHEAD OF JOSH KERR AT THE LOS ANGELES GRAND PRIX". Athletics Weekly. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  27. Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (July 4, 2026). "Fireworks at Pre: Hiltz Stuns Kipyegon, High Schooler Taylor Rips 19.75 on the 4th of July". Lets Run. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  28. "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. July 10, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  29. Gault, Jonathan (July 26, 2026). "Nikki Hiltz wins 9th straight US title, Green completes 1500 sweep – USATF Day 3". Lets Run. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
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