Taylor Campbell

Taylor Campbell
Personal information
Born (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 30)
Slough, England
EducationLoughborough University
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
ClubWindsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow AC
City of Sheffield and Dearne AC
Coached byJohn Pearson (2016–)
Paul Dickenson (2011–2016)
Jamie Bath (–2011)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2019 NaplesHammer Throw

Taylor Campbell (born 30 June 1996) is an English athlete specialising in the hammer throw. He finished fourth at the 2017 European U23 Championships and fifth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In addition, he won a bronze at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

Biography

Campbell represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

His personal best in the event is 74.98 m set in Loughborough 2020, improved with 76.97 m at the same venue on 23 May 2021. He then realised 78.23 metres at Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya, on 5 June 2021.

Campbell became the British hammer throw champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2021.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 14th (q) Hammer throw (5 kg) 71.49 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 9th Hammer throw (6 kg) 73.12 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 6th Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.63 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th Hammer throw 70.59 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th Hammer throw 72.03 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 3rd Hammer throw 73.86 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (q) Hammer throw 71.34 m

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Taylor Campbell at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "Gold Coast 2018 Team". Team England. Archived from the original on 11 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2025.