Timara Chapman

Timara Chapman
Personal information
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Heptathlon
College teamNorth Carolina State University Texas A&M University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6339 (Eugene, 2024)
Pentathlon: 4555 (New York, 2025)

Timara Chapman (born 9 May 2000) is an American multi-event athlete. She was the 2024 NCAA champion in the heptathlon and the American indoors pentathlon champion in 2025.[1]

Early life

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She is from Raleigh, North Carolina, where she attended Leesville Road High School. In 2018, she set a North Carolina Heptathlon State Record in finishing runner-up at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, with a score of 5014 points [2]

Career

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Competing for Texas A&M University, she won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships heptathlon title in 2024, ahead of double NCAA pentathlon champion Jadin O'Brien.[3][4] She finished eighth in the heptathlon at the US Olympic Trials in June 2024.[5]

She won the pentathlon on the opening day of the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, with a tally of 4555 points.[6][7] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[8]

In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9][10] She placed tenth overall in the season-long World Athletics Combined Events Tour for 2025.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Timara Chapman". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ^ Creasy, Jason (June 21, 2018). "Timara Chapman Claims Heptathlon State Record". Mile Split. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results". Runnersworld. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Florida men, Arkansas women win 2024 DI outdoor track and field championships". ncaa. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ^ "U.S. Olympic Track And Field Trials Results Day 4". Flotrack. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  6. ^ "TIMARA CHAPMAN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S PENTATHLON - USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". Runnerspace. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Chapman Wins Pentathlon Title on Opening Day of USATF Indoor Championships". 23 February 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ^ Hall, Dan (14 March 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  9. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  10. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ^ "World Athletics Combined Events Tour Standings". World Athletics. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.