Timara Chapman
American heptathlete (born 2000)
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Timara Chapman (born 9 May 2000) is an American multi-event athlete. She was the 2024 NCAA champion in the heptathlon and the American pentathlon champion at the 2025 USA Indoor Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 2000 |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Heptathlon |
| College team | North Carolina State University Texas A&M University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Heptathlon: 6339 (Eugene, 2024) Pentathlon: 4603 (Indianapolis, 2026) |
Early life
She is from Raleigh, North Carolina, where she attended Leesville Road High School. In 2018, she set a North Carolina Heptathlon State Record in finishing runner-up at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, with a score of 5014 points [2]
Career
Competing for Texas A&M University, she won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships heptathlon title in 2024, ahead of double NCAA pentathlon champion Jadin O'Brien.[3][4] She finished eighth in the heptathlon at the US Olympic Trials in June 2024.[5]
She won the pentathlon on the opening day of the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, with a tally of 4555 points.[6][7] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[8]
In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9][10] She placed tenth overall in the season-long World Athletics Combined Events Tour for 2025.[11]
Chapman scored a personal best 4603 points for the pentathlon at the 2026 USATF Combined Events Championships on 22 February, finishing behind Anna Hall.[12] On 24 July, she placed second in heptathlon at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York, scoring 6,021 points, 38 behind Erin Marsh.[13]