Nathan Taylor (sprinter)

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Nathan Taylor
Personal information
Born (1983-01-31) January 31, 1983 (age 42)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Sport Athletics
Event
 Sprinting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 4 × 100 metres relay

Nathan Taylor (born January 31, 1983) is a Canadian former athlete who competed as a sprinter. [1] [2]

A native of Courtenay, British Columbia, Taylor was a junior "A" ice hockey winger for the Powell River Kings in his youth and only took up sprinting as a means of keeping up his fitness during the summer. [1]

Taylor, a Canadian junior champion in the 100 metres, secured a scholarship to the University of Michigan. [3]

In 2001 he won the 100 metres at the Canada Games, setting a record time in the event of 10.38 seconds. [4]

Taylor was a member of the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He ran the third leg of the final, which was won by Jamaica. [5]

His younger brother Adam played professional ice hockey. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Christie, James (August 22, 2001). "Taylor bursts onto national scene". The Globe and Mail .
  2. ↑ "Taylor's our runner headed Down Under". The Courtenay Comox Valley Record. March 3, 2006.
  3. ↑ Copeland, Kareem (December 12, 2001). "Talented freshman bring high expectations to M". The Michigan Daily .
  4. ↑ "Sprinter Audrey Leduc wins record-breaking gold in women's 100m at Canada Summer Games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . August 20, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Area pro skaters sprung from athletic families". Times Colonist . April 11, 2006.
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