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
Early life
Knibb began participating in triathlons at age 11, inspired by watching her mother, Leslie Knibb, compete in the Ironman triathlon. At age 15, she began competing on the youth and junior elite circuit.[7] In high school she participated in swim and cross country, while continuing to compete in triathlon. In 2014 and 2015 she was named both the Washington D.C. Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year and the D.C. State Athletic Association Runner of the Year.
Following in the footsteps of many of her family members, she attended Cornell, where she ran NCAA track and cross country for four years, and competed on the swim team her senior year. She graduated in 2020. [8]
Her role models include her mother, Tamara Gorman, and Gwen Jorgensen.[7]
She joined the national team in 2017, and remains the youngest athlete on the team.[9]
Athletic Career
In her junior career, she won the
In October 2022 Knibb won the Women's Ironman 70.3 World Championship, held in St George, Utah, becoming the youngest woman to ever win the race.[11] 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 made her Ironman World Championships debut in 2023, finishing in fourth place as the first American finisher.[12]
References
- ^ Slowtwitch.com. "Taylor Knibb Dominates IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Taylor Knibb". Olympedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. 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.
- ^ a b "Taylor Knibb". TRI247. January 24, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Taylor Knibb 877191". www.usatriathlon.org. November 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Maconi, Caryn (March 22, 2021). "Taylor Knibb is USA Triathlon's youngest Olympic qualifier". USA Triathlon. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021.
- ^ Triathlon, World. "Taylor Knibb (USA)". World Triathlon. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Knibb Powers to Victory at 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Championships". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ironman World Championships Results". NBC Sports. October 15, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
External links
- Taylor Knibb at World Athletics
- Taylor Knibb at ProCyclingStats
- Taylor Knibb at World Triathlon
- Taylor Knibb at IAT Triathlon Database
- Taylor Knibb at Olympedia
- Taylor Knibb at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
