Christian Taylor (athlete)

Christian Taylor

Taylor after his victory in Beijing 2015
Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 34) Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Triple jump, long jump
College team	University of Florida
Club	Nike
Coached by	Rana Reider (until 2021)[2]
Retired	2024[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Triple Jump: 18.21m Long Jump: 8.19m 400 m: 45.07
Medal record Men's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 4 0 0 World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 IAAF World Relays 1 0 0 World Youth Championships 1 0 1 Total 8 1 1 Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London Triple jump 2016 Rio de Janeiro Triple jump World Championships 2011 Daegu Triple jump 2015 Beijing Triple jump 2017 London Triple jump 2019 Doha Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul Triple jump World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz 4x400 m relay World Youth Championships 2007 Ostrava Triple jump 2007 Ostrava Long jump Representing Americas Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava Triple jump 2018 Ostrava Mixed 4×400 m relay

Christian Taylor (born June 18, 1990) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump and has a personal record of 18.21 m (59 ft 8+3⁄4 in), which ranks 2nd on the all-time list.

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, but regained his title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a jump of 17.86m.^[4] In 2017, Taylor once again stormed to victory in the triple jump at 2017 World Championships in Athletics with a jump of 17.68m. Coming to the 2019 World Championships in Doha as the defending champion, Taylor took his fourth world title in the triple jump by producing a 17.92m jump.

He also competes in the long jump – with a best of 8.19 m (26 ft 10+1⁄4 in) – and in the sprints to a high level: his best for the 400-meter dash is 45.07^[5] seconds and he has run 20.70 seconds for the 200-meter dash.^[6]

In 2019, Taylor announced the formation of "The Athletics Association," an organization of professional track and field athletes around the world, independent of IAAF, to advocate for athlete rights.^[7]