Christian Taylor, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic triple jump champion, ruptured an Achilles at a meet on Wednesday, according to the Instagram of his fiancée, Austrian hurdler Beate Schrott.
Taylor, 30, pulled up after a takeoff for a triple jump at the Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic. He underwent surgery, according to Schrott’s Instagram.
“I know he’ll get through this,” was posted on Schrott’s account. “He will fight his way back. He’ll come out of this situation not smelling like smoke.”
A message was sent to Taylor’s agent seeking confirmation of the injury.