| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shane Anthony Naylor |
| Born | 3 November 1967 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
Shane Anthony Naylor (born 3 November 1967) is an Australian former athlete who competed in sprinting events during the 1980s and 1990s. [1] [2] Post athletics, he has been involved in powerlifting and is a masters world record holder. [3]
Naylor grew up in the Victorian town of Tatura near Shepparton and has a younger sister Lee who was also a notable sprinter. [4] He was an under-18 national champion in the 100 metres. [5]
A four-time national 100 metres champion, Naylor won his first title in 1987 as a 19-year old. In 1992 he finished sixth in the final of the IAAF World Cup and only narrowly missed the qualifying standard that year for the Olympics in Barcelona. [6] He represented Australia at two Commonwealth Games, including in 1994 when he claimed a silver medal as part of the 4x100 metres relay team. [7] In 1995 he set his personal best of 10.21 seconds at the national championships in Canberra, which qualified him for the World Championships in Gothenburg later that year. [8]
In February 1997, Naylor joined former AFL player Leon Higgins to play for a Melbourne team in the 1997 Rugby League World Sevens tournament. [9] The Melbourne team failed to win a match. [10]
Naylor's nephew Max Holmes plays in the AFL for Geelong.[ citation needed ]
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