Malik James-King

Malik James-King is a Jamaican hurdler. He became Jamaican national champion over 400 metres hurdles in 2024.

Early life

He attended Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica. He competed at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400m hurdles in Tampere.

Career

He competed for Jamaica in the mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In May 2024, he was announced as one of five athletes to benefit from sponsorship by the Jamaican Olympic Association. That month, he ran a lifetime best of 48.39 seconds to win the men's 400m hurdles event at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational meet on May 11, 2024, beating a field including World Championship silver medalist Kyron McMaster. He made his Diamond League debut at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, finishing fifth in 49.51 seconds.
In June 2024, he won the Jamaican Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles, running a personal best 47.42 seconds in Kingston. On 12 July 2024, he finished fourth at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles, reaching the semi-finals.
At the 2025 Grand Slam Track in Miami on 2 May 2025, he ran 49.43 metres for the 400 metres hurdles to finish third in the race. He competed on 16 May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. He finished third in the 400 metres hurdles final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 48.49 seconds. He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas, winning the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles. Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the men's 400 metres hurdles.