Taylor Washington

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Taylor Washington athletics

Provas de Atletismo nas Olimpíadas Rio 2016 (29004554952) (Taylor Ellis-Watson cropped) .jpg

nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday May 6, 1993
place of birth Philadelphia ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
size 183 cm
Weight 64 kg
Career
discipline sprint
Best performance 100 m: 11.33 s
200 m: 22.48 s
400 m: 50.25 s
status active
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m

Taylor Washington (* 6. May 1993 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as Taylor Ellis-Watson ) is an American sprinter .

Athletic career

Taylor Washington started athletics at the age of 12. She attended Springside School until 2011 . She then attended the University of Pittsburgh , before moving to the University of Arkansas after two years , as there were better training conditions. She won several national medals and took part in the 2016 National Olympic Qualification in Eugene . Despite a personal best of 50.81 seconds over 400 meters, it was not enough for a single starting place. However, she was nominated for the season. At the 2016 Summer Olympics , she started in the heats in the 4 × 400 m relay race . Although Washington did not start in the final, she received a gold medal as part of the relay team for winning the final.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bob Holt: Ellis-Watson wants to show she belongs in final. August 6, 2016, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Tom Utescher: Former Springside sprinter bound for Rio. July 5, 2016, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ One Team One Dream. August 20, 2016, accessed April 12, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Washington, Taylor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ellis-Watson, Taylor (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , United States