Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor won his second World Championship
in the most dramatic of circumstances, in Beijing. With his final jump, the penultimate leap of the event,
he overtook leader Pedro Pablo Pichardo (17.52m) with a stunning distance of 18.21m for a NACAC
record (All the Americas.). The Cuba, the 2013 World Champion, responded with 17.73m
to end the competition and take the silver medal. Taylor won the title in 2011.
2015 World Championship, Beijing.
Men's triple jump final.
1.
|
Christian |
TAYLOR |
USA |
18.21m
|
WL, AR
|
2.
|
Pedro |
PABLO PICHARDO
|
CUB |
17.73 |
|
| 3. |
Nelson |
EVORA |
POR |
17.52 |
SB
|
| 4. |
Omar |
CRADDOCK |
USA |
17.37 |
|
| 5. |
Lyukman
|
ADAMS |
RUS |
17.28 |
|
| 6. |
Marian
|
OPREA |
ROM |
17.06 |
|
| 7. |
Dmitriy
|
SOROKIN |
NIG |
16.99 |
|
| 8. |
Godfrey
|
KHOTSO MOKOENA
|
RSA |
16.81 |
|
Then in 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games he retained his triple jump title with a season best
17.86 on his opening jump in the men's final.
2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro.
Men's triple jump final.
| 1. |
Christian Taylor
|
United States
|
17.86
|
SB
|
| 2. |
Will Claye |
United States |
17.76
|
PB
|
| 3. |
Dong Bin |
China
|
17.58
|
PB
|
| 4. |
Cao Shuo |
China
|
17.13 |
SB
|
| 5. |
Jhon Murillo |
Colombia
|
17.09
|
|
| 6. |
Nelson Évora
|
Portugal
|
17.03
|
SB
|
| 7. |
Troy Doris |
Guyana
|
16.90
|
|
| 8. |
Lázaro Martínez |
Cuba
|
16.68 |
|