Joseph Taiwo (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the

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at the

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and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Biography

His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in

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. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind

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, Agbebaku,

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and Andrew Owusu. Taiwo won the British

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title at the

1986 AAA Championships The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingh ...

. Taiwo was a

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champion for the

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team as an athlete, and he later went on to coach the

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jumps team as a volunteer assistant. He is the father of American decathlete Jeremy Taiwo.

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* 1959 births Living people Nigerian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Sportspeople from Ibadan 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen Washington Huskies track and field coaches Washington State Cougars men's track and field athletes {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub