Christian Taylor
Track and field athlete, Olympic athlete
1990 –
Who is Christian Taylor?
Christian Taylor is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump and has a personal record of 17.96 m . He is the reigning Olympic champion and was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
He was the triple jump champion and long jump bronze medalist at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He established himself as a top level triple jumper at the University of Florida, where he won back-to-back NCAA Indoor titles and then consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship titles in 2010 and 2011. Taylor won his first USA Outdoor national title in 2011.
He followed his national title with a win in the triple jump at the 2011 World Championships, upsetting the field with the tenth best jump in history. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team and won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He placed fourth at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
He also competes in the long jump – with a best of 8.19 m – and in the sprints to a high level: his best for the 400-meter dash is 45.34 seconds and he has run 20.76 seconds for the 200-meter dash.
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- Born
- Jun 18, 1990
Fayetteville - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Sandy Creek High School
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- Atlanta
- Fayetteville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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