Taliyah Brooks

About

American track and field athlete who specializes in the heptathlon and other combined events and is best known for representing the United States in international competition. Prior to launching her professional career, she competed for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.

Before fame

She attended S. H. Rider High School before going on to attend the University of Arkansas, where she competed for the Razorbacks. In 2018, she won the NCAA Division I pentathlon title after previously finishing runner-up twice.

Trivia

She is a former NCAA pentathlon champion and also won the NACAC U23 heptathlon title earlier in her career. She set a heptathlon personal best of 6,581 points at the 2025 World Championships. She represented Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she placed 11th in the heptathlon. She also won bronze medals at both the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the heptathlon and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the pentathlon.

Family life

She was born to parents Diann Clark and Robert Brooks, the latter of whom is also a Rider High School alumnus. She has three sisters and one brother.

Associated with

At the 2025 World Championships heptathlon event, she shared the bronze-medal position with fellow runner Katarina Johnson-Thompson.