Taylor Knibb
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | February 14, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||
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Taylor Knibb (born February 14, 1998) is an American triathlete.[1] She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, finishing sixteenth.[2] Later that same Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay event.[3] Knibb is the youngest woman ever to qualify for the US Olympic triathlon team.[4][5] 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.[4]
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.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Taylor Knibb". Olympedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Taylor Knibb is youngest U.S. Olympic female triathlete ever | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "D.C. native Taylor Knibb makes U.S. Olympic triathlon team". RunWashington. May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Maconi, Caryn (March 22, 2021). "Taylor Knibb is USA Triathlon's youngest Olympic qualifier". USA Triathlon.
External links[]
- Taylor Knibb at World Triathlon
- Taylor Knibb at Institute for Applied Training Science (IAT)
- Taylor Knibb at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Taylor Knibb at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American female triathletes
- Olympic triathletes of the United States
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in triathlon
- 21st-century American women