Jai Taurima

Jai Desmond Taurima (born 26 June 1972 in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian retired athlete who competed in the long jump.

Jai Taurima

Personal information
Born	(1972-06-26) 26 June 1972 (age 53) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia[1]
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Long Jump Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Long Jump

Despite smoking a packet of cigarettes a day,^[2] he won a surprising silver medal at the 2000 Olympics with a personal best jump of 8.49 metres. This was the Oceanic record at the time. He is the son of Elaine (†) and Floyd Taurima, and a sibling of Corrie and Australian track and field coach Stacey Taurima. His partner is Jennifer Smith.^[3][4] He is also known as Jumping Jai or Jumping Jai Taurima.

In addition, Taurima won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Since retiring from athletics, Taurima has joined the Australian Federal Police.^[5]

Of New Zealand Māori descent, Taurima affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.^[6]

In 2014, his daughter, Indie Rose, died from leukemia at the age of two years old.^[3]