Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom[1] | 30 June 1996|||||||||||
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[2] | |||||||||||
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.[3] 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.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |