Christian Taylor
- Born
- Jun 18, 1990 (36 years old)
- Birthplace
- Fayetteville, United States
- Events
- Triple Jump · Long Jump
- Height
- 1.88 m
- Weight
- 79 kg
Christian Taylor, born June 18, 1990, is a retired American triple jumper whose personal best of 18.21 meters ranks second on the all-time list. A versatile athlete, he also competed in the long jump and sprints, with bests of 8.19 meters and 45.07 seconds in the 400-meter dash respectively.
Taylor was a dominant force in the triple jump for nearly a decade. He burst onto the world stage at the 2011 World Championships, winning gold with the tenth best jump in history. He then won back-to-back Olympic gold medals at the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio Games, and captured four World Championship titles in 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2019. In college at the University of Florida, he won consecutive NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles in 2010 and 2011.
Beyond his competitive achievements, Taylor founded The Athletics Association in 2019, an independent organization advocating for the rights of professional track and field athletes worldwide.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Triple Jump 18.21 (#2 all-time), Long Jump 8.19 (#338 all-time), 2024 season best 16.56 (Mar 30, 2024, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)) · Last competition: Holloway Pro Classic, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL, Jul 19, 2024, 16.14 · Olympic Games: 2 gold · World Championships: 4 gold · Area record (Triple Jump) · 36 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TJ | 16.56 | +0.0 | Mar 30, 2024 | Pepsi Florida Relays |
| 2023 | 100m | 10.76 | +1.2 | Jun 8, 2023 | Liese Prokop Memorial, Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten |
| 2023 | TJ | 16.89 | +1.0 | Apr 15, 2023 | Tom Jones Memorial |
| 2022 | LJ | 6.64 | -0.2 | Apr 15, 2022 | Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA) |
| 2022 | TJ | 16.72 | -0.1 | Sep 2, 2022 | Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline |
| 2021 | TJ | 16.52 | +1.3 | Apr 24, 2021 | USATF Grand Prix, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2020 | LJ | 6.94 | +0.1 | Aug 29, 2020 | Austrian Combined Events Championships |
| 2020 | 100m | 10.58 | +0.9 | Aug 1, 2020 | Pramtalstadion, Andorf (AUT) |