Christopher Taylor (sprinter)

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.

Christopher Taylor
Personal information
Nickname(s)Cubby
Born (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999
Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Jamaica
World Junior Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay
2018 Tampere400 m
2018 Tampere4 × 100 m
World Youth Championships
2015 Cali400 m
Pan American Junior Championships
2017 Trujillo200m
2017 Trujillo4x100m
2017 Trujillo4x400m
CARIFTA Games (U18)
2015 Basseterre400 m
2015 Basseterre4×400 m relay
2016 St. George's400 m
2016 St.George's4×400 m relay
2016 St.George's4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
2017 Willemstad400 m
2017 Willemstad4x100 m
2017 Willemstad4x400 m
2018 Nassau200 m
2018 Nassau4x100 m
2018 Nassau4x400 m

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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