Joseph Taiwo

Joseph Taiwo
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born24 August 1959
in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple Jump
ClubWashington State Cougars

Joseph Taiwo (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena and Andrew Owusu.[2]

Taiwo won the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships.[3][4]

Taiwo was a Pac-10 Conference champion for the Washington State Cougars track and field team as an athlete, and he later went on to coach the Washington Huskies track and field jumps team as a volunteer assistant.[5]

He is the father of American decathlete Jeremy Taiwo.[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 1st Triple jump 17.19 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 9th Triple jump 16.64 m
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 6th Triple jump 16.65 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 5th Triple jump 17.29 m
All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Triple jump 16.90 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 9th Triple jump 16.46 m

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ^ GBR Athletics website Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Joseph Taiwo". Washington Huskies.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Taiwo Biography". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 28 August 2015.


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