Name: Christian Taylor

Sport: Track and Field

Event(s): Triple Jump

Height: 6-2

Weight: 175

DOB: 6/18/1990

Birthplace: Fayetteville, Ga.

Hometown: Fayettville, Ga.

High School: Sandy Creek High School (Tyrone, Ga.) ‘08

College: University of Florida, '13 Hospitality and Tourism

Coach(es): Rana Reider

Olympic Experience

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

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold
• Years of participation: Outdoor – 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019; Indoor – 2013
• Medals: 4 (4 golds)
• Gold – 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019
• Silver - 2013

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).

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