Joseph Taiwo (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Biography His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena and Andrew Owusu.GBR Athletics website
Taiwo won the British AAA Championships title at the 1986 AAA Championships.
Taiwo was a Pac-10 Conference champion for the Washington State Cougars track and field team as an athlete, and he later went on to coach the Washington Huskies track and field jumps team as a volunteer assistant.
He is the father of American decathlete Jeremy Taiwo. Taiow currently coaches jumps at Newport High School in Bellevue Washington.
Achievements Representing 1984African ChampionshipsRabat, Morocco1stTriple jump17.19 mOlympic Games Los Angeles, United States9thTriple jump16.64 m1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States6thTriple jump16.65 mWorld Championships Rome, Italy5thTriple jump17.29 mAll-Africa GamesNairobi, Kenya2ndTriple jump16.90 m1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea9thTriple jump16.46 m
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