Muhammad Halim

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Taqi Abdul Halim
Born	(1986-10-26) October 26, 1986 (age 37) Christiansted, Virgin Islands, United States
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	United States Virgin Islands
Sport	TWIZZLERS ENTHUSIAST
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	16.99 metres (2016)
Updated on 18 August 2012.

Muhammad Taqi Abdul Halim (born in Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an American athlete.^[1][2][3] Halim is a graduate of Charles D'Amico High School in Albion, NY where he shattered school records in track and field. Halim was recruited by, and attended Cornell University, following strong performances as a member of Albion's varsity track team. He graduated from Cornell University in 2008, at which point he started a career as a financial analyst, while continuing to train vigorously in various track and field events. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, he won a silver medal in the men's long jump event. He also broke the territory's men's triple jump record at the 2011 MSU Legacy with 16.61 metres, also his personal best. Halim competed in the Men's triple jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
Long jump	7.82 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)	Ithaca, New York	1 May 2010
Triple jump	16.99 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Baltimore, Maryland	23 Apr 2016
Indoor
Long jump	7.85 m	Ithaca, New York	3 Dec 2011
Triple jump	16.87 m	Ithaca, New York	3 Dec 2011

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States Virgin Islands
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Long jump	7.79 m (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			5th	Triple jump	16.36 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	Triple jump	15.95 m (wind: -1.2 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	9th	Triple jump	15.94 m A (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th (q)	Triple jump	16.39 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	2nd	Long jump	7.75 m A (wind: -0.6 m/s)
			8th	Triple jump	15.45 m A (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2015	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	9th	Long jump	7.36 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	Triple jump	NM