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Jeremy Taiwo

Personal information
Born	(1990-01-15) January 15, 1990 (age 34) Ballard, Washington
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Decathlon, Heptathlon
College team	Washington Huskies
Turned pro	2013
Coached by	Atanas Atanassov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon – 8,425 (2016) Heptathlon – 6,344 (2015)

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.

USA National Track and field Championships

Personal bests

References

1. ^ "Jeremy Taiwo Biography". Washington Huskies. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
2. "2016 Summer Olympics Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
3. "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
4. "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
5. "Jeremy Taiwo wins silver medal at U.S. Olympic trials to advance to his first Olympic Games". July 3, 2016.
6. "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
7. "USA Track & Field - Results". flashresults.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
8. "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

External links

• Jeremy Taiwo at World Athletics
• Jeremy Taiwo at University of Washington
• Jeremy Taiwo at All-Athletics.com (archived)
• Jeremy Taiwo at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
• Jeremy Taiwo at Team USA (archive March 30, 2023)
• Jeremy Taiwo at Olympedia (archive)
• Jeremy Taiwo at Olympics.com
• Jeremy Taiwo on Instagram

v t e 2016 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	2016 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Devon Allen Robby Andrews Ronnie Ash Boris Berian Ben Blankenship Hillary Bor Marvin Bracy Trayvon Bromell Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Kerron Clement Kyle Clemons (r) Christian Coleman (r) Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay (r) Arman Hall (r) Evan Jager Charles Jock Meb Keflezighi Shadrack Kipchirchir Leonard Korir Bernard Lagat Tony McQuay (r) Hassan Mead LaShawn Merritt Clayton Murphy John Nunn Jeff Porter Gil Roberts Byron Robinson Mike Rodgers (r) Galen Rupp Michael Tinsley David Verburg Jared Ward Ameer Webb
Men's field athletes	Bradley Adkins Tavis Bailey Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Sam Crouser Logan Cunningham Marquis Dendy Ashton Eaton Andrew Evans Mason Finley Sean Furey Michael Hartfield Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks Joe Kovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons Jeremy Taiwo Christian Taylor Rudy Winkler Zach Ziemek
Women's track and road athletes	Morolake Akinosun (r) Nia Ali Tianna Bartoletta Tori Bowie Kristi Castlin Emma Coburn Kim Conley Amy Cragg Abbey Cooper Taylor Ellis-Watson (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Phyllis Francis Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kate Grace Marielle Hall Natasha Hastings Shelby Houlihan Molly Huddle Emily Infeld Desiree Linden Brenda Martinez Francena McCorory (r) Sydney McLaughlin Miranda Melville Maria Michta Dalilah Muhammad Courtney Okolo (r) Jenna Prandini Colleen Quigley Brianna Rollins Shannon Rowbury Jenny Simpson Ashley Spencer Deajah Stevens Ariana Washington (r) Chrishuna Williams Ajeé Wilson
Women's field athletes	Whitney Ashley Tianna Bartoletta Gwen Berry Brittany Borman Amber Campbell Kelsey Card Michelle Carter Vashti Cunningham Janay DeLoach Christina Epps Andrea Geubelle Felisha Johnson Chaunté Lowe Maggie Malone Inika McPherson Heather Miller-Koch Sandi Morris Barbara Nwaba Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Shelbi Vaughan Alexis Weeks Kendell Williams Kara Winger
Coaches	Bonnie Edmondson (women's assistant coach) Troy Engle (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach) Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach) Rose Monday (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach) Cliff Rovelto (men's assistant coach) Mario Sategna (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)

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