Jeremy Taiwo

American decathlete
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican decathlete
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth15 January 1990, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Age34 years
Star signCapricorn
Family
Father:Joseph Taiwo
Education
University of Washington
Newport High School
The details

Biography

Jeremy Taiwo (born January 15, 1990 in Ballard, Washington) 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.

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.

Major competition record

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
20162016 OlympicsBrazil11thDecathlon8300
20152015 World ChampionshipsBeijing National StadiumDNFDecathlon
20132013 World ChampionshipsLuzhniki StadiumDNFDecathlon

USA National Track and field Championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016USA Track and Field Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon2ndDecathlon8425
2015USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2ndDecathlon8264
USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoston, MA1stHeptathlon6273
2013USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa3rdDecathlon7925

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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