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Christian Taylor -LRB- born June 18 , 1990 -RRB- is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump and has a personal record of , which ranks 2nd on the all-time list .. track and field. track and field. triple jump. triple jump. all-time list. Triple jump#Men ( outdoor ). He is the reigning Olympic champion and current World Champion .. Since 2011 he is in a relationship with Austrian 100m hurdles sprinter Beate Schrott .. Beate Schrott. Beate Schrott. He was the triple jump champion and long jump bronze medalist at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics .. long jump. long jump. World Youth Championships. World Youth Championships in Athletics. triple jump. triple jump. 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He established himself as a top level triple jumper at the University of Florida , where he won back-to-back NCAA Indoor titles and then consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship titles in 2010 and 2011 .. University of Florida. University of Florida. NCAA. NCAA. NCAA Outdoor Championship. NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Taylor won his first USA Outdoor national title in 2011 .. USA Outdoor national title. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He followed his national title with a win in the triple jump at the 2011 World Championships , upsetting the field with the tenth best jump in history .. World Championships. IAAF World Championships in Athletics. triple jump. triple jump. 2011 World Championships. 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team and won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London .. triple jump. triple jump. 2012 Summer Olympics. 2012 Summer Olympics. London. London. He placed fourth at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics , but regained his title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics .. World Championships. IAAF World Championships in Athletics. 2013 World Championships in Athletics. 2013 World Championships in Athletics. 2015 World Championships in Athletics. 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a jump of 17.86 m. triple jump. triple jump. 2016 Summer Olympics. 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. He also competes in the long jump -- with a best of -- and in the sprints to a high level  : his best for the 400-meter dash is 45.17 seconds and he has run 20.70 seconds for the 200-meter dash .. long jump. long jump. 400-meter dash. 400-meter dash. 200-meter dash. 200-meter dash