Taylor Knibb facts for kids
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Knibb in 2024
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Taylor Knibb, born on February 14, 1998, is an amazing American triathlete. A triathlete is someone who competes in a race with three parts: swimming, cycling, and running. Taylor is a three-time world champion in the Ironman 70.3 race, winning in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which happened in 2021. There, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay triathlon event. Taylor was the youngest woman ever to join the US Olympic triathlon team.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Taylor made history. She qualified to compete in two different sports: triathlon and cycling time trial. She also races in the T100 Triathlon series, which is a middle-distance triathlon.
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Taylor's Early Life and Start in Triathlon
Taylor Knibb started doing triathlons when she was 11 years old. She was inspired by watching her mom, Leslie Knibb, compete in the Ironman triathlon. When Taylor was 15, she began racing in youth and junior elite competitions.
During high school at Sidwell Friends School, she was very active. She was on the swim team and the cross country running team. She also kept competing in triathlons. In 2014 and 2015, she was named a top runner in Washington D.C.
After high school, Taylor went to Cornell University, like many people in her family. She ran track and cross country for four years. In her senior year, she also joined the swim team. She finished college in 2020.
Taylor looks up to her mom, Tamara Gorman, and Gwen Jorgensen. In 2017, she joined the national triathlon team. She was the youngest athlete on the team for a long time.
Taylor's Amazing Career Achievements
Taylor had a very successful junior career. She won the USA Triathlon Junior National Championship twice, in 2015 and 2016. She also won the Junior World Championships in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, she won the U23 World Championships.
In 2017, she finished second at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Edmonton. This made her the youngest woman to ever get on the podium in that series.
Olympic Qualification and Medals
Taylor earned her spot on the US Olympic team for the Tokyo 2020 Games. She won gold at the first race of the 2021 World Triathlon Championships Series in Yokohama, Japan. At the Tokyo Olympics, she finished sixteenth in the women's individual event. Later, she helped the US team win a silver medal in the mixed relay event.
At the Paris Test Event in August 2023, Taylor placed fifth. This result qualified her to compete in triathlon for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In May 2024, she won a cycling race, the Time Trial at the USA Cycling National Road Championships. This win allowed her to compete in the cycling time trial event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This made her a rare athlete competing in two different sports at the same Olympics. In Paris, she finished nineteenth in both the individual triathlon and the cycling time trial. She then helped the US team win another silver medal in the mixed relay triathlon.
Ironman 70.3 World Champion
In 2021, Taylor won the PTO Collins Cup. She also had several top finishes and wins, including at Boulder 70.3. These achievements helped her become well-known in the triathlon world.
In 2022, Taylor won the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 race and set a new course record. In October 2022, she won the Women's Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah. She was the youngest woman to ever win this race.
Taylor successfully defended her title one year later in 2023. She won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship again. In 2024, she won her third straight Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupo, New Zealand. Her winning time was 3 hours, 57 minutes, and 34 seconds.
T100 Triathlon World Tour
As of 2024, Taylor Knibb has been very successful in the PTO's T100 World Tour. She won three out of three races she competed in, taking victories in San Francisco, Ibiza, and Las Vegas.
Taylor's Coaches
Taylor Knibb has worked with several professional coaches throughout her career.
- Jennifer Hutchinson: She coached Taylor early in her career, helping her achieve a podium finish at the 2015 Junior ITU World Championships.
- Ian O'Brien: He coached Taylor from 2015 to 2017 and again from 2020 to 2023. During his coaching, Taylor won a Junior World Championship title and an Olympic silver medal. She also won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2022 and 2023.
- Neal Henderson: He coached Taylor from 2017 to 2020 while she was at Cornell University. Under his guidance, she won another ITU Junior World Championship and the U23 ITU World Championship.
- Dan Lorang: He has been coaching Taylor since 2024. With Lorang, Taylor has continued her success with multiple T100 victories and her third Ironman 70.3 World Title. He also coached her through her 2024 Paris Olympic performances.
Taylor is also coached by Lawrence Van Lingen, Julie Dibbens, and Erin Carson.
See also
In Spanish: Taylor Knibb para niños
