Taliyah Brooks

Taliyah Brooks
Brooks in 2023
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995
Home townWichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6526 (Eugene, 2025)
Pentathlon: 4669 (Nanjing, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Nanjing Pentathlon

Taliyah Brooks (born February 8, 1995) is an American multi-event athlete. She competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the pentathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]

Early life

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

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] She finished fourth overall in the 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.[13]

She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she won the bronze medal in the pentathlon with a personal best score of 4669 points.[14] She finished second at Décastar in July 2025 with 6365 points, her second-highest points tally.[15] She was runner-up in the heptathlon at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing behind Anna Hall but scoring a personal best 6,526 points.[16]

International competition

Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2025 World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 3rd Pentathlon 4669 pts

References

  1. ^ "T.Brooks". World Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Taliyah Brooks Qualifies for the World Track & Field Championships". wfisd.net. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Price, Shawn (April 30, 2023). "Taliyah Brooks Wins Multistars Heptathlon With World-Leading 6,330 Score". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Gretschel, Johanna (March 9, 2018). "Two-Time Pentathlon Runner-Up Taliyah Brooks Finally Wins Her NCAA crown". flotrack.org. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Rudder, Paul (December 9, 2022). "Why is heptahlete Taliyah Brooks suing USA Track & Field". en.as.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Butler, Sarah (December 2, 2022). "Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Brings Lawsuit Against USATF". Runners World. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Hunsinger Benbow, Dana. "Forced to compete in 111-degree Olympic Trials, she collapsed. Now she's suing USATF". Indy Star. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Smith, Gary (May 1, 2023). "GardaStars by 36th Multistars Results; Brooks sets PB and Tilga breaks MR". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Butler, Sarah (July 8, 2023). "Awkward? Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Is Suing USATF. She Just Finished Second at the U.S. Championships". Runners World. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Holt, Bob (June 27, 2024). "Heading to Paris: Brooks on her way". Arkansas Online. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's Heptathlon Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Atherley and Erm win World Athletics Combined Events Tour". World Athletics. September 17, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  14. ^ Hall, Dan (March 14, 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  15. ^ "Owens-Delerme wins decathlon, Araujo retains heptathlon title in Talence". World Athletics. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Woods, David (August 1, 2025). "Garland Rises To No. 3 On All-Time U.S. List With 8,869 Points In Decathlon; Anna Hall Ready To Take Another Shot A Gold With Stellar 6,899 Heptathlon For 4th Straight Title". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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