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Christian TAYLOR

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    18 JUN 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14252807
Christian Taylor sails to a fourth world title in Doha (AFP/Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Overall Ranking 8 1465
Men's Triple Jump 1 1465

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 400m 13 for 2 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 8 for 34 weeks
Men's Triple Jump 1 for 74 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
100 Metres 10.61 +0.1 Tallahassee, FL (USA) 14 APR 2012 1005
200 Metres 20.70 +0.9 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 30 MAR 2013 1112
400 Metres 45.07 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 03 JUN 2018 1175
Long Jump 8.19 +0.9 Knoxville, TN (USA) 15 MAY 2010 1179
Triple Jump 18.21 +0.2 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 27 AUG 2015 AR, NR 1294
4x100 Metres Relay 38.49 Des Moines, IA (USA) 08 JUN 2011 1188
4x200 Metres Relay 1:21.07 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2017 1178
4x400 Metres Relay 2:57.25 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014 1234
4x400 Metres Relay Mixed 3:13.01 Ostrava (CZE) 09 SEP 2018 0

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
60 Metres 6.79 University Park, PA (USA) 15 JAN 2011 1048
200 Metres 21.60 Gainesville, FL (USA) 24 JAN 2009 1045
200 Metres 21.51 * Lexington, KY (USA) 28 FEB 2009 0
400 Metres 47.42 New York, NY (USA) 16 MAR 2008 1079
Long Jump 8.02 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 13 FEB 2009 1142
Triple Jump 17.63 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 11 MAR 2012 1232
4x400 Metres Relay 3:05.51 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 27 FEB 2011 1167

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
400 Metres 50.11 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 03 MAY 2019 852
Triple Jump 17.92 +0.9 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 29 SEP 2019 1263
Triple Jump 17.93 +3.4 Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár (HUN) 09 JUL 2019 1244

Outdoor

100 Metres

Performance Wind Place Date
2012 10.61 +0.1 Tallahassee, FL (USA) 14 APR 2012

Outdoor

200 Metres

Performance Wind Place Date
2014 21.14 -0.8 Gainesville, FL (USA) 19 APR 2014
2013 20.70 +0.9 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 30 MAR 2013
2011 20.76 +1.9 Gainesville, FL (USA) 16 APR 2011
2010 21.05 +0.5 Gainesville, FL (USA) 17 APR 2010

Outdoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 50.11 Jacksonville, FL (USA) 03 MAY 2019
2018 45.07 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 03 JUN 2018
2016 50.35 Costa Mesa, CA (USA) 22 APR 2016
2014 45.17 Des Moines, IA (USA) 25 APR 2014
2011 45.46 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2011
2010 45.55 Gainesville, FL (USA) 02 APR 2010
2009 45.34 Gainesville, FL (USA) 03 APR 2009
2008 46.60 Jefferson, GA (USA) 10 MAY 2008

Outdoor

Long Jump

Performance Wind Place Date
2016 7.96 +0.8 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 05 JUN 2016
2015 8.18 +1.8 Clermont, FL (USA) 18 APR 2015
2014 8.09 +0.6 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014
2013 8.01 +0.2 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 03 SEP 2013
2012 8.12 +1.1 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 24 JUN 2012
2011 8.00 0.0 Athens, GA (USA) 14 MAY 2011
2010 8.19 +0.9 Knoxville, TN (USA) 15 MAY 2010
2009 7.72 +0.4 Auburn, AL (USA) 18 APR 2009
2008 7.68 +1.8 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz (POL) 08 JUL 2008
2007 7.29 +0.8 Ostrava (CZE) 13 JUL 2007

Outdoor

Triple Jump

Performance Wind Place Date
2019 17.92 +0.9 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 29 SEP 2019
2018 17.81 +0.6 Hamad Bin Suhaim, Doha (QAT) 04 MAY 2018
2017 18.11 +0.8 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
2016 17.86 +0.7 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 16 AUG 2016
2015 18.21 +0.2 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 27 AUG 2015
2014 17.51 -0.6 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2014
2013 17.66 +0.9 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 30 JUN 2013
2012 17.81 +0.6 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 09 AUG 2012
2011 17.96 +0.1 DS, Daegu (KOR) 04 SEP 2011
2010 17.02 +0.9 Eugene, OR (USA) 09 JUN 2010
2009 16.65 +0.9 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 13 JUN 2009
2008 16.05 +1.2 Columbus, OH (USA) 21 JUN 2008
2007 15.98 +0.6 Ostrava (CZE) 14 JUL 2007

Outdoor

4x100 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2017 38.63 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2017
2013 38.84 Gainesville, FL (USA) 06 APR 2013
2011 38.49 Des Moines, IA (USA) 08 JUN 2011

Outdoor

4x200 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2017 1:21.07 Gainesville, FL (USA) 01 APR 2017
2011 1:22.00 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 30 APR 2011
2009 1:21.68 Gainesville, FL (USA) 03 APR 2009

Outdoor

4x400 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2014 2:57.25 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014
2011 3:04.27 Bloomington, IN (USA) 28 MAY 2011
2010 3:00.31 Gainesville, FL (USA) 03 APR 2010
2008 3:05.25 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz (POL) 12 JUL 2008

4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

Performance Place Date
2018 3:13.01 Ostrava (CZE) 09 SEP 2018

Indoor

60 Metres

Performance Place Date
2014/15 6.85 Apeldoorn (NED) 21 FEB 2015
2010/11 6.79 University Park, PA (USA) 15 JAN 2011

Indoor

200 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008/09 21.60 Gainesville, FL (USA) 24 JAN 2009

Indoor

400 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007/08 47.42 New York, NY (USA) 16 MAR 2008
2006/07 49.67 New York, NY (USA) 10 MAR 2007

Indoor

Long Jump

Performance Place Date
2010/11 7.62 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 26 FEB 2011
2009/10 7.93 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 12 MAR 2010
2008/09 8.02 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 13 FEB 2009
2007/08 7.79 New York, NY (USA) 14 MAR 2008

Indoor

Triple Jump

Performance Place Date
2011/12 17.63 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 11 MAR 2012
2010/11 17.36 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 27 FEB 2011
2009/10 17.18 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 13 MAR 2010
2008/09 16.98 College Station, TX (USA) 14 MAR 2009
2007/08 15.62 New York, NY (USA) 16 MAR 2008
2006/07 13.85 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 03 FEB 2007

Indoor

4x400 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2010/11 3:05.51 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 27 FEB 2011
2009/10 3:06.72 College Station, TX (USA) 30 JAN 2010
2008/09 3:07.51 College Station, TX (USA) 14 MAR 2009

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.86 +0.7 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 16 AUG 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.81 +0.6 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 09 AUG 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.92 +0.9 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 29 SEP 2019
1. Triple Jump 17.68 +0.2 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2017
1. Triple Jump 18.21 +0.2 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 27 AUG 2015
1. Triple Jump 17.96 +0.1 DS, Daegu (KOR) 04 SEP 2011
4. Triple Jump 17.20 +0.4 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 18 AUG 2013

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Triple Jump 17.63 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 11 MAR 2012

Honours - IAAF World Relays

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 4x400 Metres Relay 2:57.25 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.59 -1.9 Ostrava (CZE) 09 SEP 2018
1. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed 3:13.01 Ostrava (CZE) 09 SEP 2018

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. Long Jump 7.41 +0.1 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz (POL) 09 JUL 2008
8. Triple Jump 15.61 +0.7 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz (POL) 11 JUL 2008

Honours - World U18 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 15.98 +0.6 Ostrava (CZE) 14 JUL 2007
3. Long Jump 7.29 +0.8 Ostrava (CZE) 13 JUL 2007

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.85 +2.1 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2019
1. Triple Jump 17.49 +0.1 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 01 SEP 2017
1. Triple Jump 17.82 +0.2 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 12 JUL 2019
1. Triple Jump 17.86 +2.1 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018
1. Triple Jump 17.62 +0.7 Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2018
1. Triple Jump 17.73 -1.3 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2018
1. Triple Jump 17.29 0.0 Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) 01 JUL 2017
1. Triple Jump 18.11 +0.8 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
1. Triple Jump 17.25 -0.4 Hamad Bin Suhaim, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017
1. Triple Jump 17.80 +0.1 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.78 +0.6 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 22 JUL 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.59 -0.6 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 16 JUN 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.76 +0.8 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 28 MAY 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.23 +0.3 Hamad Bin Suhaim, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2016
1. Triple Jump 17.59 +0.1 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
1. Triple Jump 17.75 -0.8 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
1. Triple Jump 18.06 +1.1 Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015
1. Triple Jump 17.40 +0.7 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 07 JUN 2015
1. Triple Jump 17.51 -0.6 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2014
1. Long Jump 8.09 +0.6 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014
1. Triple Jump 17.36 +1.5 Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 12 JUL 2014
1. Triple Jump 17.30 +1.6 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 JUL 2013
1. Triple Jump 17.66 +0.9 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 30 JUN 2013
1. Triple Jump 17.08 -0.6 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2013
1. Triple Jump 17.25 +0.5 Hamad Bin Suhaim, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013
1. Triple Jump 17.11 0.0 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 17 AUG 2012
1. Triple Jump 17.41 -0.2 Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 14 JUL 2012
1. Triple Jump 17.62 +1.9 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2012
1. Triple Jump 17.68 +1.3 Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 06 AUG 2011

Honours - NACAC U23 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 16.66 +1.2 Hollywood, FL (USA) 11 JUL 2010
1. Long Jump 7.82 0.0 Hollywood, FL (USA) 10 JUL 2010

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.63 0.0 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 JUN 2012
1. Triple Jump 17.49 +3.5 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 23 JUN 2011

Honours - NCAA Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.80 +2.3 Des Moines, IA (USA) 11 JUN 2011
1. Triple Jump 17.09 +2.9 Eugene, OR (USA) 09 JUN 2010
Results in:

400 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
23 MAR 2019 Falcon Classic & Multi, Montevallo, AL USAUSA F F1 6. 51.48
03 MAY 2019 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, Jacksonville, FL USAUSA F H1 6. 50.11

Triple Jump

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Wind
20 APR 2019 Beach Invitational, Long Beach, CA USAUSA F F 2. 17.18 +1.6
27 APR 2019 Tom Jones Memorial, Gainesville, FL USAUSA F F 1. 17.13 +3.2
27 APR 2019 Tom Jones Memorial, Gainesville, FL USAUSA F F 16.65 +1.2
21 MAY 2019 2019 Nanjing World Challenge, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing CHNCHN A F 1. 17.47 +0.4
25 MAY 2019 Taiwan Open Athletics Ch., Taipei City TPETPE C F 1. 17.14 +0.2
11 JUN 2019 Meeting Elite, Montreuil FRAFRA C F 1. 17.41 0.0
15 JUN 2019 P-T-S Meeting, Šamorín SVKSVK C F 1. 17.33 -1.4
09 JUL 2019 Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian GP, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár HUNHUN B F 1. 17.93 +3.4
09 JUL 2019 Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian GP, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár HUNHUN B F 17.68 +0.1
12 JUL 2019 Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco MONMON GW F 1. 17.82 +0.2
20 JUL 2019 Müller Anniversary Games, Olympic Stadium, London GBRGBR GW F 2. 17.19 0.0
26 JUL 2019 USA Ch., Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B F NM NWI
24 AUG 2019 Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris FRAFRA GW F 2. 17.82 +0.2
06 SEP 2019 AG Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles BELBEL DF F 17.66 +0.1
06 SEP 2019 AG Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles BELBEL DF F 1. 17.85 +2.1
27 SEP 2019 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Khalifa International Stadium, Doha QATQAT OW Q2 1. 16.99 +0.3
29 SEP 2019 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Khalifa International Stadium, Doha QATQAT OW F 1. 17.92 +0.9

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