Taylor Campbell

Taylor Campbell
Personal information
Born (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 28)
Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom[1]
EducationLoughborough University
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubSheffield & Dearne[2]
Coached byJohn Pearson (2016–)
Paul Dickenson (2011–2016)
Jamie Bath (–2011)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Hammer Throw

Taylor Campbell (born 30 June 1996) is an English athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[3] He finished fourth at the 2017 European U23 Championships and fifth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In addition, he won a bronze at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

His personal best in the event is 74.98 m set in Loughborough 2020, improved with 76.97 m at the same venue on 23 May 2021. He then realised 78.23 m at Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya, on 5 June 2021.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 14th (q) Hammer throw (5 kg) 71.49 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 9th Hammer throw (6 kg) 73.12 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 6th Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.63 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th Hammer throw 70.59 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th Hammer throw 72.03 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 3rd Hammer throw 73.86 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (q) Hammer throw 71.34 m

References

  1. ^ 2018 CWG bio
  2. ^ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Taylor Campbell at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata


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