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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m hurdles: 13.56 (Suva, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Tayleb Willis (born 18 March 2003) is an Australian hurdler. In 2024 he became Oceania champion in the 110m hurdles. [1]
He was ranked first in the world in 2020 for the U18 110m Hurdles. [2] He placed fifth in the 110m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [3]
After finishing fourth at the 2022-2023 Australian Athletics Championships he began to be trained and mentored by Kyle Vander-Kuyp, Sam Leslie and John Steffensen. [4]
He was runner-up at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships, finishing in a time of 13.62 seconds. [5] He won gold at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji with a personal best time of 13.56 seconds. [6] In July 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [7]
From Melbourne, he is one of four children born to his mother Christine. As a youngster he tried swimming, karate, ballet and gymnastics before focusing on athletics. He was also in youth academy of Australian Rules Football team Hawthorn. He has Ghanaian heritage. [4]
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