Christopher Taylor (born October 1, 1999) is a
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
n 400 metre runner. 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. Taylor also won the U-18 400 metres at the
2015 CARIFTA Games in a championship record time of 46.64. On March 19, 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 his school,
Calabar High School
Calabar High School is an All-boys school, all-male secondary school in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica. It was established by the Jamaica Baptist Union in 1912 for the children of Baptist ministers. It was named after the Kalabari Kingdom ...
, to their 7th consecutive victory. He also won the 2018 Jamaica Senior National Championships with a personal best and NJR of 44.88.
He won the 400 m hurdles silver medal and the gold in 4x100 m and 4x400 m mixed relays in the
2021 NACAC U23 Championships.
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1999 births
Living people
Jamaican male sprinters
Place of birth missing (living people)
Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Jamaica
People from Spanish Town
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