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Taliyah Brooks
Brooks in 2023
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6408 (U.S. Olympic Trials, 2024)

Taliyah Brooks (born 8 February 1995) is an American multi-event athlete.[1]

Early life

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Brooks attended S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.[2] She competed collegiately for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[3] Having finished runner-up for the two previous years, in 2018 she won the pentathlon at the NCAA Division I championships.[4]

Career

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Brooks competed in the heptathlon at the Olympic Track & Field team trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, in June 2021. During the event the highest temperatures ever in Eugene, Oregon's history were recorded. Brooks collapsed during the event while second overall, and was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.[5] Brooks subsequently brought a lawsuit against the USATF.[6][7]

In May 2023, Brooks set a then new personal best score of 6330 for the heptathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Italy.[8] At the US national championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, Brooks finished second in the heptathlon behind Anna Hall.[9] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[10]

At the 2024 United States Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Brooks finished third in the heptathlon with a career-best 6,408 points.[11] She competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing in eleventh place overall.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "T.Brooks". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Taliyah Brooks Qualifies for the World Track & Field Championships". wfisd.net. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ Price, Shawn (April 30, 2023). "Taliyah Brooks Wins Multistars Heptathlon With World-Leading 6,330 Score". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ Gretschel, Johanna (March 9, 2018). "Two-Time Pentathlon Runner-Up Taliyah Brooks Finally Wins Her NCAA crown". flotrack.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ^ Rudder, Paul (December 9, 2022). "Why is heptahlete Taliyah Brooks suing USA Track & Field". en.as.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ Butler, Sarah (2 December 2022). "Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Brings Lawsuit Against USATF". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ^ Hunsinger Benbow, Dana. "Forced to compete in 111-degree Olympic Trials, she collapsed. Now she's suing USATF". Indy Star. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ Smith, Gary (1 May 2023). "GardaStars by 36th Multistars Results; Brooks sets PB and Tilga breaks MR". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ^ Butler, Sarah (8 July 2023). "Awkward? Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Is Suing USATF. She Just Finished Second at the U.S. Championships". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ Holt, Bob (27 June 2024). "Heading to Paris: Brooks on her way". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's Heptathlon Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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