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Christopher Taylor (sprinter)

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Christopher Taylor
BERJAYA
Taylor in 2022
Personal information
NicknameCubby
Born (1999-10-02) 2 October 1999 (age 26)
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Events
ClubTumbleweed (Florida), Dynamic Speed (Jamaica)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing BERJAYA Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Freeport400 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Freeport200 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Freeport4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Freeport4×400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San José4x100 m
Gold medal – first place2021 San José4x400 m mixed
Silver medal – second place2021 San José400 m
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere400 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Trujillo200m
Silver medal – second place2017 Trujillo4x100m
Silver medal – second place2017 Trujillo4x400m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Cali400 m
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place2017 Willemstad400 m
Gold medal – first place2017 Willemstad4x100 m
Silver medal – second place2017 Willemstad4x400 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau200 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau4x100 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau4x400 m
CARIFTA Games (U18)
Gold medal – first place2015 Basseterre400 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Basseterre4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2016 St. George's400 m
Gold medal – first place2016 St.George's4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2016 St.George's4×100 m relay

Christopher Taylor (born 1 October 1999) is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He also, runs the 200 metres.[1]

Career

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He won the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Cali, Colombia in 45.27 seconds, a Jamaica Youth Record.[2] Taylor also won the U-18 400 metres at the 2015 CARIFTA Games in a championship record time of 46.64.[3]

On 19 March 2016, Christopher Taylor delivered an extraordinary performance at the ISSA High School Championships in Jamaica, breaking national records and making a massive contribution in bringing Calabar High School, to their 7th consecutive victory. He also won the 2018 Jamaica Senior National Championships with a personal best and NJR of 44.88.[4]

He won the 400m event in 45.38s at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships - Men's 400 metres in Tampere, Finland.

He won the 400 m hurdles silver medal[5] and the gold in 4x100 m and 4x400 m mixed relays in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[6]

At the 2020 Olympics, he finished second in his 400m semifinal in a season best 44.92, but was taken off the track in a wheelchair due to pain, so he did not compete in the final.[7]

On two separate occasions, he garnered a 200m silver in 20.32 and 400m gold in 44.63 PB/CR at the NACAC senior championships.[8][9]

In 2023, he received a two years suspension for whereabouts violation from the AIU that ended in 2025.[10]

2025 saw his return to race the 200 metres clocking a 20.21 personal best for fifth in the semifinals, but did not advance to the finals at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 13–21 SEP 2025". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Taylor mines 400m gold in 45.27 seconds". Jamaica Observer. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Taylor IAAF Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Calabar & Edwin Allen crowned 2016 ISSA GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Champions". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Hanibal, Rek (13 July 2021). "Jamaica's Christopher Taylor Finish 2nd Young NACAC Champs". The Caribbean Alert. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Reid, Paula (13 July 2021). "Jamaica rack up 67 medals to top NACAC Championships". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor taken off in wheelchair after race". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tyrice Taylor's record-breaking run highlights Jamaica's medal surge at NACAC Championships". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Results from finals ONLY on Day 2 at the NACAC Senior Championships 2022". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "World Championship silver medalist suspended for evading doping test". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Chris Taylor upbeat after second successive PB". Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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