Ian David Taylor

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Ian Taylor
Personal information
Born (1938-04-18) 18 April 1938 (age 87)
Mexico
Senior career
YearsTeam
1956–1968 Brooklands Hockey Club
1958–1960 University of Oxford
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Great Britain
England

Ian David N. Taylor (born 18 April 1938) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Taylor studied at the University of Oxford and was secretary of the University team and gained his blue playing for the hockey team. [2] He was a competent athlete and equalled the 100 metres sprint record of 9.8 seconds in an athletics match in June 1959. [3]

Taylor represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. [4] [5]

Taylor played for and captained Lancashire at county level and Brooklands Hockey Club at club level. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Taylor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rugger" . The Tatler. 24 December 1958. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Fine double by Oxford's Ian Taylor" . Nottingham Guardian. 11 June 1959. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey" . Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Peter plays himself in" . Manchester Evening News. 12 December 1963. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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