Jeremy Taiwo

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Jeremy Taiwo
Personal information
Born (1990-01-15) January 15, 1990 (age 34)
Ballard, Washington
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon, Heptathlon
College team Washington Huskies
Turned pro2013
Coached byAtanas Atanassov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon – 8,425 (2016)
Heptathlon – 6,344 (2015)

Jeremy Taiwo (born January 15, 1990, in Ballard, Washington) [1] is an American decathlete. His father, Joseph Taiwo, is a Nigerian former triple jumper who competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. His mother Irene is Colombian and a lawyer In Seattle for the National Relations Board.

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Taiwo qualified for the USA team on July 3, 2016, at the Eugene Track and Field Hayward Field TrackTown USA qualifying matches. He scored a total of 8425 points for a silver medal. 325 points behind Ashton Eaton.

Prep

He was educated at Newport High School and the University of Washington, and competed in college athletics for the Washington Huskies. [1]

Major competition record

He competed at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia and 2015 World Championships in Beijing China.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 2016 Olympics Brazil 11th Decathlon 8300 [2]
2015 2015 World Championships Beijing National Stadium DNF Decathlon [3]
2013 2013 World Championships Luzhniki Stadium DNF Decathlon [4]

USA National Track and field Championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd Decathlon 8425 [5]
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Decathlon 8264 [6]
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Boston, MA 1st Heptathlon 6273 [7]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd Decathlon 7925 [8]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueYear
Decathlon8,425Eugene (USA)2016
Heptathlon6,344Seattle (USA)2015
60m indoor7.02Nampa (USA)2013
100m10.84 +1.4Eugene (USA)2013
400m47.83Eugene (USA)2015
1500m4:16.34Eugene (USA)2013
60m Hurdles indoor7.87Boston (USA)2015
110m Hurdles indoor14.16 +2.8Eugene (USA)2013
High Jump indoor2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)Nampa (USA)2013
Pole Vault5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)Eugene (USA)2013
Long Jump7.57 m (24 ft 10 in)Götzis (AUT)2015
Triple Jump15.04 m (49 ft 4 in)Seattle (USA)2009
Shot Put14.93 m (49 ft 0 in)Eugene (USA)2015
Discus Throw44.27 m (145 ft 3 in)Chula Vista (USA)2015
Javelin Throw53.71 m (176 ft 3 in)Eugene (USA)2009

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