Christian Taylor (born June 18, 1990) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump and has a personal record of 18.21 m (59 ft 8+3⁄4 in), which ranks 2nd on the all-time list.

[7] Born in Fayetteville, Georgia to Barbadian parents, he attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Tyrone GA, and first learned how to triple jump there.

He closed his first year with a third-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Taylor established himself as the one of his country's best with a clearance of 17.18 m in March 2010, which made him the best American triple jumper that year.

[11] He was unrivalled in the event collegiately as he won both the SEC Indoor and Outdoor titles, and completed an Indoor/Outdoor NCAA double.

[13] He began his 2011 season with a personal and championship record triple jump of 17.36 m to claim the SEC Indoor title ahead of fellow Florida Gator Will Claye.

[15] The pair continued their rivalry at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and delivered one of the highest calibre triple jump contests in the history of the competition.

Claye regained the lead by a centimetre, only for Taylor to respond with a wind-assisted 17.80 m which was enough to secure a second consecutive NCAA Outdoor title.

[16] The two Florida Gators both took their talents to the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where they repeated their top-two finish as Taylor claimed his first national title with a wind-assisted 17.49 m.[17] Taylor proved himself to be a contender for a world medal as he defeated all comers at the London Grand Prix, including the reigning world champion Phillips Idowu, with a personal best jump of 17.68 m.[18] At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Taylor won the triple jump title with a distance of 17.96 m, a personal best for him and beating defending champion Phillips Idowu.

On Taylor's fourth attempt, he leaped a distance of 17.96 m, a huge improvement from his previous personal best of 17.68 m, and was good enough for the gold medal.

With his fourth jump, he went on to produce his best effort of the season 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) to win the gold medal.

Taylor talked about the transition to living and training in England in a "Feature Interview" for Track & Field News magazine April 2014 issue.

In an April 2014 "Feature Interview" for Track & Field News, Taylor said that, after finishing 2013 ranked No.

As a way of mixing-up his training, he planned to compete in some 400 Meter races in the United States, beginning with the Florida Relays in Gainesville on April 4–5, 2014.

At the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, Taylor ran 45.17 making him a unique dual threat.

Taylor opened season in a competitive event at Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix.

Taylor did not participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games due a chronic Achilles injury.

[44] In April 2019, Taylor became engaged to Austrian hurdler Beate Schrott and in 2021 they married in Austria, celebrating the wedding at Schloss Gurhof and a few weeks later in Jacksonville.