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| Born | (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 28) Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Education | Loughborough University | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Sheffield & Dearne | |||||||||||
| Coached by | John Pearson (2016–) Paul Dickenson (2011–2016) Jamie Bath (–2011) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Taylor Campbell (born 30 June 1996) is an English athlete specialising in the hammer throw. He finished fourth at the 2017 European U23 Championships and fifth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In addition, he won a bronze at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
His personal best in the event is 74.98 m set in Loughborough 2020, improved with 76.97 m at the same venue on 23 May 2021. He then realised 78.23 m at Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya, on 5 June 2021.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 14th (q) | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 71.49 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 73.12 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 6th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 75.63 m |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | Hammer throw | 70.59 m |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Hammer throw | 72.03 m |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 3rd | Hammer throw | 73.86 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (q) | Hammer throw | 71.34 m |
References
- 2018 CWG bio
- "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Taylor Campbell at World Athletics
External links
- Taylor Campbell at Olympedia (archive)
- Taylor Campbell at Olympics.com
- Taylor Campbell at Team GB
- Taylor Campbell at Team England
- Taylor Campbell at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
| British Athletics Championships men's hammer throw champions | |
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- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Sportspeople from Slough
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