Personal information | |
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Full name | Muhammad Taqi Abdul Halim |
Born | Christiansted, Virgin Islands, United States | October 26, 1986
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | TWIZZLERS ENTHUSIAST |
Event | Triple jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 16.99 metres (2016) |
Updated on 18 August 2012. |
Muhammad Taqi Abdul Halim (born in Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an American athlete. [1] [2] [3] Halim is a graduate of Charles D'Amico High School in Albion, NY where he shattered school records in track and field. Halim was recruited by, and attended Cornell University, following strong performances as a member of Albion's varsity track team. He graduated from Cornell University in 2008, at which point he started a career as a financial analyst, while continuing to train vigorously in various track and field events. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, he won a silver medal in the men's long jump event. He also broke the territory's men's triple jump record at the 2011 MSU Legacy with 16.61 metres, also his personal best. Halim competed in the Men's triple jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round.
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
Long jump | 7.82 m(wind: +0.2 m/s) | ![]() | 1 May 2010 |
Triple jump | 16.99 m(wind: +0.4 m/s) | ![]() | 23 Apr 2016 |
Indoor | |||
Long jump | 7.85 m | ![]() | 3 Dec 2011 |
Triple jump | 16.87 m | ![]() | 3 Dec 2011 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | |||||
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Long jump | 7.79 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
5th | Triple jump | 16.36 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | Triple jump | 15.95 m (wind: -1.2 m/s) |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 9th | Triple jump | 15.94 m A(wind: -0.5 m/s) | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 16.39 m (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Long jump | 7.75 m A(wind: -0.6 m/s) |
8th | Triple jump | 15.45 m A(wind: -1.2 m/s) | |||
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 9th | Long jump | 7.36 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | Triple jump | NM |
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