Taylor Knibb

Taylor Knibb
Knibb in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-02-14) February 14, 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Mixed relay
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Individual
Gold medal – first place 2024 Individual

Taylor Knibb (born February 14, 1998) is an American triathlete and the 2022 and 2023 and 2024 Women's Ironman 70.3 World Champion.[1][2] She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, finishing sixteenth.[3] Later that same Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay event.[4] Knibb is the youngest woman ever to qualify for the US Olympic triathlon team.[5][6] Knibb qualified for two sports at the 2024 Summer Olympics, triathlon and the cycling time trial.[7]

  1. ^ Slowtwitch.com. "Taylor Knibb Dominates IRONMAN 70.3 Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Taylor Knibb". Olympedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Taylor Knibb is youngest U.S. Olympic female triathlete ever | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "D.C. native Taylor Knibb makes U.S. Olympic triathlon team". RunWashington. May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "U.S. Elite Triathlete Taylor Knibb Wins Time Trial at 2024 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships, Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Cycling Team". www.usatriathlon.org. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

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