Tayleb Willis
Australian athlete (born 2003)
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Tayleb Willis (born 18 March 2003) is an Australian hurdler. In 2024 he became Oceania champion in the 110m hurdles.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m hurdles: 13.56 (Suva, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Willis was ranked first in the world in 2020 for the U18 110m Hurdles.[2] He placed fifth in the 110m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[3]
After finishing fourth at the 2022-2023 Australian Athletics Championships he began to be trained and mentored by Kyle Vander-Kuyp, Sam Leslie and John Steffensen.[4]
Willis was runner-up at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships, finishing in a time of 13.62 seconds.[5] He won gold at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji with a personal best time of 13.56 seconds.[6] He competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7][8]
Personal life
From Melbourne, he is one of four children born to his mother Christine. As a youngster he tried swimming, karate, ballet and gymnastics before focusing on athletics. He was also in youth academy of Australian Rules Football team Hawthorn. He has Ghanaian heritage.[4]