![Matt Slocum FILE - United States' Christian Taylor kissing his gold medal during the ceremony for the men's triple jump at the Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Aug. 9, 2012. On Friday, Taylor will start his bid to make a third Olympic team. It’s been quite a ride for the 34-year-old whose career also includes four world championship titles and coming within eight centimeters of setting a world record. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eafb2eca36954a5da8a932f195d3e7fe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - United States' Christian Taylor kissing his gold medal during the ceremony for the men's triple jump at the Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Aug. 9, 2012. On Friday, Taylor will start his bid to make a third Olympic team. It’s been quite a ride for the 34-year-old whose career also includes four world championship titles and coming within eight centimeters of setting a world record. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
![David J. Phillip FILE - Christian Taylor, of the United States, competes during qualifications for the men's triple jump at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. On Friday, Taylor will start his bid to make a third Olympic team. It’s been quite a ride for the 34-year-old whose career also includes four world championship titles and coming within eight centimeters of setting a world record. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa5de62e2fc749afaf3b99eb09e97b79/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Christian Taylor, of the United States, competes during qualifications for the men's triple jump at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. On Friday, Taylor will start his bid to make a third Olympic team. It’s been quite a ride for the 34-year-old whose career also includes four world championship titles and coming within eight centimeters of setting a world record. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)