Karl Taillepierre (born 13 August 1976, in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French triple jumper.

Karl Taillepierre, Meeting Areva 2009

His personal best jump is 17.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Angers. This result places him third on the all-time French performers list, behind Serge Hélan and Teddy Tamgho.[1]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   France
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (q) 16.58 m
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 5th 16.00 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 8th 16.46 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 42nd (q) 15.50 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th 17.04 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 17.27 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (q) 16.80 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (q) 16.34 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 16th (q) 15.87 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 4th 17.12 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 9th (q) 16.62 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 18th (q) 16.20 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th 16.72 m
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th 16.26 m

References

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  • Karl Taillepierre at World Athletics  
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl Taillepierre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.