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Athlete Bio

Christian Taylor

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Male Age: 34 Date of Birth: 6/18/1990

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Rana Reider Agent: Paul Doyle Sponsor: Nike

Residences

Hometown: Tyrone, GA High School: Sandy Creek High School College: University of Florida

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29x

Diamond League meeting winner

7x

Diamond Trophy winner

5x

Diamond League Final winner

4x

World champion

3x

NCAA Indoor champion

3x

NCAA champion

2x

Olympic champion

2x

World (Continental) Cup winner

2x

NACAC U23 champion

2x

In Top 8 World U20 Championships

2x

National champion

1x

World Indoor Championships Silver medallist

1x

In Top 8 World Championships

1x

IAAF World Relays winner

1x

World U20 champion

1x

World Youth champion

1x

World U18 Championships Bronze medallist

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

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100m

EventPerformance
Event100mPerformance10.58

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance20.70

400m

EventPerformance
Event400mPerformance45.07

400m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event400m IndoorsPerformance47.42

60m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event60m IndoorsPerformance6.79

Long Jump

EventPerformance
EventLong JumpPerformance8.19

Long Jump Indoors

EventPerformance
EventLong Jump IndoorsPerformance8.02

Triple Jump

EventPerformance
EventTriple JumpPerformance18.21

Triple Jump Indoors

EventPerformance
EventTriple Jump IndoorsPerformance17.63

Season Best

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Long Jump

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateApril 15, 2022EventTom Jones InvitationalPerformance6.64Placing25.

Men TJ

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateApril 15, 2023EventPercy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)Performance16.89Placing-
DateMarch 30, 2024EventPercy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)Performance16.56Placing-

Triple Jump

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateSeptember 02, 2022EventMemorial van DammePerformance16.72Placing4.

All Results

Filter Results

Long Jump

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateApril 15, 2022EventTom Jones InvitationalPerformance6.64Placing25.

Men TJ

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateApril 15, 2023EventPercy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)Performance16.89Placing-
DateMay 05, 2023EventSuhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)Performance16.27Placing-
DateMarch 22, 2024EventFlorida State University - Mike Long Track, Tallahassee, FL (USA)Performance16.29Placing-
DateMay 19, 2024EventLe Grand Stade, Marrakech (MAR)Performance16.16Placing-
DateMay 24, 2024EventŠtadión SNP, Banská Bystrica (SVK)Performance16.48Placing-
DateMay 30, 2024EventBislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR)Performance16.14Placing-
DateJune 30, 2024EventHayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)Performance16.32Placing-
DateJuly 07, 2024EventFBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)Performance15.82Placing-
DateJuly 11, 2024EventBilly J. Murphy Track and Field Complex, Memphis, TN (USA)Performance15.83Placing-

Triple Jump

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 12, 2022EventPuerto Rico International Athletics ClassicPerformance15.91Placing6.
DateJune 02, 2022EventMontreuil International MeetingPerformance16.11Placing8.
DateJune 14, 2022EventPaavo Nurmi GamesPerformance16.04Placing6.
DateJune 18, 2022EventMeeting de ParisPerformance16.54Placing7.
DateJune 26, 2022EventToyota USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsPerformance16.54Placing5.
DateJuly 21, 2022EventWorld Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022Performance16.48Placing-
DateAugust 06, 2022EventKamila Skolimowska MemorialPerformance16.18Placing6.
DateAugust 26, 2022EventAthletissimaPerformance16.45Placing7.
DateSeptember 02, 2022EventMemorial van DammePerformance16.72Placing4.

Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, gold (Triple Jump)
  • 2012 London Olympic Games, gold (Triple Jump)

World Athletics Championships

  • Most recent: 2019 – gold
  • Years of participation:
    • Outdoor: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 
    • Indoor: 2012
  • Medals: 5
    • Gold: 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
    • Silver: 2012

Other Career Highlights

  • 2010 NACAC U23 Championships, gold (long jump)
  • 2010 NACAC U23 Championships, gold (triple jump)
  • 2007 World Youth Championships, bronze (long jump)
  • 2007 World Youth Championships, gold (triple jump)

Personal 

Son of Ian and Stephanie Taylor...Has one sister, Kaitlyn...Scratched on his first two jumps at the London 2012 Olympic Games before delivering in dramatic fashion to win the gold medal on his final attempt, securing the best triple jump of the year two years in a row...Won the 2011 world outdoor title with the third-best American performance of all-time and was the youngest jumper to advance to the final (21)...10-time NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA champion (outdoor-2010; indoor-2009-10)...Ruptured his Achilles at a 2021 competition in Ostrava and was unable to participate in the Tokyo Olympics...Currently recovering from surgery in Austria with his fiancée, Beat Schrott, an Austrian hurdler.

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