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Christian Taylor

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 6/18/1990
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Fayetteville, GA
  • High School: Our Lady of Victory Catholic High School
  • College: University of Florida

Athlete Info

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

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World Athletics Championships

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

Olympic Games

  • Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016); two-time Olympic medalist (2 golds)

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...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...Currently recovering from surgery in Austria with his fiancĂ©e. 

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