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Christopher Taylor (sprinter)

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Christopher Taylor
Personal information
NicknameCubby
NationalityJamaican
Born (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24)
Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event200 metres 400 metres
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Jamaica
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bydgoszcz 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 4 × 100 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cali 400 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Trujillo 200m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Trujillo 4x100m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Trujillo 4x400m
CARIFTA Games (U18)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basseterre 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basseterre 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 St.George's 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 St.George's 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Willemstad 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Willemstad 4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Willemstad 4x400 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nassau 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nassau 4x100 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nassau 4x400 m

Christopher Taylor (born October 1, 1999) is a Jamaican 400 metre runner. He won the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Cali, Colombia in 45.27 seconds, a Jamaica Youth Record.[1] Taylor also won the U-18 400 metres at the 2015 CARIFTA Games in a championship record time of 46.64.[2] On March 19, 2016, Christopher Taylor delivered an extraordinary performance at the ISSA High School Championships in Jamaica, breaking national records and making a massive contribution in bringing his school, Calabar High School, to their 7th consecutive victory. He also won the 2018 Jamaica Senior National Championships with a personal best and NJR of 44.88.

References

  1. ^ "Taylor mines 400m gold in 45.27 seconds". Jamaica Observer. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Christopher Taylor IAAF Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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