Joseph Taiwo

Joseph Taiwo

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	24 August 1959 in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple Jump
Club	Washington State Cougars

Joseph Taiwo (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena and Andrew Owusu. ^[2]

Taiwo won the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

Taiwo was a Pac-10 Conference champion for the Washington State Cougars track and field team as an athlete, and he later went on to coach the Washington Huskies track and field jumps team as a volunteer assistant. ^[5]

He is the father of American decathlete Jeremy Taiwo. ^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Nigeria
1984	African Championships	Rabat, Morocco	1st	Triple jump	17.19 m
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	9th	Triple jump	16.64 m
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th	Triple jump	16.65 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	Triple jump	17.29 m
	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	Triple jump	16.90 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	9th	Triple jump	16.46 m

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. GBR Athletics website Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
5. "Joseph Taiwo". Washington Huskies .
6. "Jeremy Taiwo Biography". Washington Huskies . Retrieved 28 August 2015.

External links

• Joseph Taiwo at World Athletics
• Joseph Taiwo at Olympedia