Joseph Taiwo
Nigerian triple jumper
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Joseph Taiwo (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1959 in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Triple Jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Washington State Cougars | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena and Andrew Owusu.[2]
Taiwo won the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships.[3][4]
Taiwo was a Pac-10 Conference champion for the Washington State Cougars track and field team as an athlete, and he later went on to coach the Washington Huskies track and field jumps team as a volunteer assistant.[5]
He is the father of American decathlete Jeremy Taiwo.[6] Taiow currently coaches jumps at Newport High School in Bellevue Washington.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria | |||||
| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Triple jump | 17.19 m |
| Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 9th | Triple jump | 16.64 m | |
| 1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | Triple jump | 16.65 m |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | Triple jump | 17.29 m | |
| All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.90 m | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 9th | Triple jump | 16.46 m |
