Taylor Knibb
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-02-14) February 14, 1998 (age 25)
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's Triathlon
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Individual

Taylor Knibb (born February 14, 1998) is an American triathlete who is the 2022 and 2023 Women's Ironman 70.3 World Champion.[1][2] She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, finishing sixteenth.[3] Later that same Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay event.[4] Knibb is the youngest woman ever to qualify for the US Olympic triathlon team.[5][6] Knibb earned her spot on the Olympic team after she won gold in the season opener of the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series, held on May 15, 2021, in Yokohoma, Japan.[5]

In October 2022 Knibb won the Women's Ironman 70.3 World Championship, held in St George, Utah.[7] One year later, Knibb successfully defended her title, winning the Ironman 70.3 World championship for the second year in a row.[citation needed]

Knibb began participating in triathlons as a young girl, inspired by watching her mother, Leslie Knibb, compete in the Ironman triathlon. She joined the national team in 2017, and remains the youngest athlete on the team.[8]

References

  1. ^ Slowtwitch.com. "Taylor Knibb Dominates IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Taylor Knibb". Olympedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Taylor Knibb is youngest U.S. Olympic female triathlete ever | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "D.C. native Taylor Knibb makes U.S. Olympic triathlon team". RunWashington. May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Taylor Knibb Powers to Victory at 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Championships". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Maconi, Caryn (March 22, 2021). "Taylor Knibb is USA Triathlon's youngest Olympic qualifier". USA Triathlon. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021.

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