Ryan Talbot
American athlete
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Ryan Talbot (born 7 October 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the Decathlon.[1]
Talbot at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8064 (Minneapolis, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
From Alto, Michigan, Talbot attended Forest Hills Central in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His mother, Sally Talbot (née Clark), was a Michigan State track heptathlete.[2][3]
Career
In May 2022, Talbot won the Big Ten Conference decathlon with a Michigan State University school record.[4][5]
Talbot was selected to compete for America at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6] He won the bronze medal in the decathlon at the event in Santiago, Chile, in November 2023.[7]