Cheryl Taplin (born September 2, 1972) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in sprinting events. She represented her country at two consecutive World Championships, in 1997 and 1999. Taplin was elected to the Louisiana State University Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Penn Relays Wall of Fame in 2014.

Taplin is currently the Executive Assistant to the Head Coach, and the Assistant Director of Operations, for the University of Southern California Football Team. She is also working on her master's degree in Communication Management at USC.USC Athletics https://usctrojans.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1320&path=football

Competition record Representing the 1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States7th (sf)100 m11.461st4×100 m relay43.371994Goodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia7th100 m11.481st4×100 m relay42.981995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan23rd (qf)100 m11.981st4×100 m relay43.581997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece19th (qf)200 m23.071998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States4th200 m22.791st4×100 m relay42.06World CupJohannesburg, South Africa1st4×100 m relay42.001999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain21st (qf)100 m11.334th4×100 m relay42.30

Personal bests Outdoor 100 meters – 11.07 (+1.8 m/s, Baton Rouge 1994) 200 meters – 22.79 (+0.4 m/s, Uniondale 1998)

Indoor 60 meters – 7.17 (Atlanta 1999)

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All-Athletics profile