Robert Taylor (sprinter, born 1953)

Not to be confused with Robert Taylor (sprinter born 1948).

Robert Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Robert Earl Taylor
Born	April 29, 1953 (1953-04-29) (age 72)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the   United States Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 4x400 metres IAAF World Cup 1977 Düsseldorf 400 metres

Robert Earl Taylor (born April 29, 1953) is an American former sprinter. ^[1]

At the 1975 Pan American Games, Taylor was a member of gold medal winning 4 × 400 m relay team and won the AAU championships in 400 m in 1977. ^[2]

Taylor came third in the 400 meters at the 1977 IAAF Athletics World Cup in Düsseldorf whilst representing the US. ^[3] By virtue of this, he was part of a controversy as the race was re-run the day after the first run because Alberto Juantorena (of Cuba representing the Americas) lodged a successful protest that he had not been able to hear the starter's gun in the first race. ^[4]

Taylor was ranked as one of the best 400 m runners in 1976 and 1977. ^{[5] [6]}

400 meters

Year	World rank	US rank
1975	-	7th
1976	7th	5th
1977	3rd	1st
1978	-	7th

References

1. "Profile". all-athletics.com. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
2. A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003 Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Track and Field News, Retrieved May 24, 2012.
3. 1977 World Cup 400m - men on YouTube
4. Sports Illustrated, September 12, 1977. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
5. "World Rankings Index--Men's 400 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.
6. "U.S. Rankings Index--Men's 400 meters" (PDF). Track and Field News.