Jeremy Taiwo (born January 15, 1990, in

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) is an American

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. His father, Joseph Taiwo, is a Nigerian former

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who competed at the

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and

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. His mother Irene is Colombian and a lawyer In Seattle for the National Relations Board. Taiwo qualified for the USA team on July 3, 2016, at the Eugene Track and Field Hayward Field TrackTown USA qualifying matches. He scored a total of 8425 points for a silver medal. 325 points behind Ashton Eaton.

Prep

He was educated at Newport High School and the

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, and competed in college athletics for the

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Major competition record

He competed at the 2013 World Championships in

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and 2015 World Championships in

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USA National Track and field Championships

Personal bests

References

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