Dick Taylor (runner)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1945 Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | middle/long distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Richard George Taylor (born 3 January 1945) is a British former long-distance runner who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Taylor finished third behind Ron Clarke in the 3 miles event at the 1966 AAA Championships.[2] Shorly afterwards he represented England in the 3 miles event, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4]
He was a team gold medallist at the 1967 International Cross Country Championships and was prominent at the 1969 International Cross Country Championships, taking the silver medal behind Gaston Roelants to lead the English men to the team title.
Taylor became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships.[5][6]
He represented England in the 10,000 metres and won a bronze medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh[7] and won team gold at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Taylor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Coventry