Taylor vs Claye
kennen elkaar
van haver tot gort
komen elkaar tegen
op verschillende banen
over de hele wereld
landen in dezelfde zandbak
na elkaar en laten het meten
er is weinig verschil
toch is de ene
iedere keer
iets beter
Christian Taylor (born June 18, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who competes 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. He is the reigning Olympic champion (2gold) and current World Champion(four gold).
Will Claye (born June 13, 1991) is an American track and field athlete of Sierra Leonean descent who competes in the long jump and triple jump. At Olympics he won three medals (2 silver one bronze) and at WC four medals (2 silver and 2 bronze). He is the first man to win medals in both the long and triple jumps at the same Olympics since Naoto Tajima of Japan at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics.
Their career head-to-head record is very close. Taylor has the edge in the triple jump, 26 to 23, but add in their long jump record and Claye has the advantage, 31 to 29.
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