Great Olympians

Biographies - TAY

Tay Chin Joo

B. 1955-05-12, represented Singapore
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	27th	0.04
		0.04

"Leonard" Tay L.

B. 1912-11-25, represented China
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:6th	0.000052
		0.000052

"Molly" Tay (Chin Say)

B. 1952-08-13, from Singapore, represented Malaysia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:30th	0.0125
		0.0125

Barely 12 years old at the time!
Singapore was briefly a part of newly independent Malaysia.

Muhlis Tayfur

B. 1922, Erzurum, Turkey; D. 2008-07-21
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Ali Tayla

B. 1949-09-17, Ankara, Turkey
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	-8.18
		0.0000000018

Richard John "Dick" Tayler

B. 1948-08-12, Timaru, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:31st	-2.64
		0.0064

Colin Taylforth

B. 1953-09-16, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1972	1976	HP
Pairs	14th	11th	100
			100

Erika Taylforth

B. 1956-11-22, Encino, Cal., USA, represented Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Pairs	11th	80
		80

Al Taylor

B. 1911, from Hamilton, Ont., represented Canada
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Alan Taylor

B. 1950-12-11, Pincher Creek, Alb., Canada
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Albert Taylor

Olympic Competitor nr 3397

1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - seventh (300)

Alfred Taylor

Olympic Competitor nr 5584

1912-07-06-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.24)

Angella Issajenko

B. 1958-09-28, Saint Andrews, Jamaica, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 metres	eighth	QF:5th	258.29
Women's 4x100 m Relay	silver	SF:5th	1032.5
			1260.79

Angelo Taylor

B. 1978-12-29, Albany, GA, USA
Track & Field (2 gold)

2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

Men's 400 m Hurdles gold 13th gold fifth 31107.6

Men's 4 x 400 m disq. gold silver 2600

33707.6

	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	gold	13th	gold	fifth	31107.6
Men's 4 x 400 m	disq.		gold	silver	2600
					33707.6

Anthony Taylor

Olympic Competitor nr 3638

1908-07-14-14:30 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat two - third (17.75)

Bertha Fanning Taylor

B. 1883-07-30, New York, NY, USA; D. 1980-07-03
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Betty Taylor

B. 1916-02-22, Ingersoll, Ont., Canada; D. 1977-02-02
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	R1:4th	bronze	4332
			4332

William "Billy" Taylor

B. 1952-09-14, from London, England, represented Great Britain
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

William Nourse "Billy" Taylor

B. 1956-06-10, St. Louis, MO, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Slalom	dnf	-11.16
		-11.16

Christopher J. "Chris" Taylor

B. 1950-06-13, Dowagiac, Mich., USA; D. 1979-06-30
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
FR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	bronze	3840
GR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	8th	384
		4224

Christian Taylor

B. 1990-06-18, Long Island, NY, USA
Track & Field (2 gold)

	2012	2016	HP
Men's Triple Jump	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Cuthbert Taylor

B. 1909-12-11, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Great Britain; D. 1977-11-15
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	QF	861
		861

David Daniel B. "Danny" Taylor

from Belfast, represented Ireland
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	86
		86

Richard George "Dick" Taylor

B. 1945-01-03, Coventry, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Richard William "Dick" Taylor

B. 1938-01-23, Gardner, Mass., USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	49th	-5.16
Men's 30 kilometres	42nd	-4.40
Men's 50 kilometres	34th	-2.16
		0.0016416

Earl Taylor

B. 1932-07-22, represented Jamaica
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	23rg	0.256
		0.256

Frank Morgan Taylor

B. 1903-04-17, Sioux City, Iowa, USA; D. 1975-02-16
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 bronze)

1924 1928 1932 HP

400 m Hurdles gold bronze bronze 21600

21600

	1924	1928	1932	HP
400 m Hurdles	gold	bronze	bronze	21600
				21600

At Paris, he stayed 1.4 sec below the world record, set by Frank Loomis at Antwerpen. This was not recognized as a World record though, as he had tripped one hurdle, which was not allowed in a record at that time. The second in the race was disqualified, so the man finishing third, Erik Vilen of Finland, was credited with the new World Record. The same would happen in 1932, when the silver medallist, Glen Hardin, was also proclaimed World Record holder.

Francis J. "Frankie" Taylor

B. 1942-09-02, Lancaster, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Fred Taylor

B. 1890-03-08, Newark, NJ, USA; D. 1968-01
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	SF:2nd	1620
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
		2050.5096

Frederick Winslow Taylor

B. 1856-03-20, Germantown, Penn., USA; D. 1915-03-21
Golf

	1900	HP
Men' s individual	fourth	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1632

1900-10-02-14:00? - Golf - men' s individual - fourth (2400)

Gary Taylor

B. 1961-10-14, Swansea, Wales, Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg)	nm	24
		24

Geoffrey Taylor

Olympic Competitor nr 4601

1908-07-28-15:45 - Rowing - Coxless Fours, semifinal - lost (1170)
1908-07-29-13:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat one - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - lost (780)
1912-07-17-13:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Gladys Taylor

B. 1953-03-05 in Jamaica, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's 400 metres	QF:5th			2.29
Women's 400 metres Hurdles			SF:5th	195
Women's 4x400 m Relay	7th		fourth	500
				697.29

(Denis) Grant Taylor

B. 1950-07-26, Levin, New Zealand
Shooting

	1976	HP
Running Target	24th	0.24
		0.24

H. W. Taylor

represented Great Britain
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	fifth	250
		250

Harold "Harry" Taylor

B. 1924-03-12, from Blackpool, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	88th	-
Men's Combined	61st	0.0000000048
Men's Slalom	61st	0.0000000064
		0.0000000112

Henry Taylor

B. 1885-03-17, Oldham, England, Great Britain; D. 1951-02-28
Aquatics - Swimming (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

	1906	1908	1912	1920	HP
400 m Free-style	silver	gold	SF:5th	SF:4th	8258
1500 m Free-style		gold	SF:5th	ht:dnf	9730.432
1 mile Free-style	gold				9730.432
4x250 m Free-style Relay	bronze				3700
4x200 m Free-style Relay		gold	bronze	bronze	3700
					21688.432

The complete 1500 m race at London was a mile long. Taylor was passed on the final lap by Thomas Battersby, who swam a new British mile best, which could not be recognised because it was swum in a 100 m pool (109.3yds), whereas records had to be swum in a 110 yds pool.

Olympic Competitor nr 2794

1906-04-24-10:30 - Swimming - 1 mile Free-style - first (4800)
1906-04-27-10:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style - second (3000)
1906-04-28-11:00 - Swimming - 4x250 m Free-style - third (480)
1908-07-14-16:45 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-15-11:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, semifinals - second (Q)
1908-07-16-16:15 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, final - first (4800)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-23-15:45 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - first (1200)
1908-07-25-15:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, final - first (4800)
1912-07-06-19:45 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, round one, heat one - third - fastest (Q)
1912-07-09-12:35 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - DNF (130)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - third - fastest (only) third (Q)
1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - fifth (130)
1912-07-15-12:45 - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - third (640)

Herb Taylor

B. 1906-12-20, New York, NY, USA; D. 1981-01-26
Speed Skating

	1932	HP
Men's 1500 m	sixth	640
Men's 5000 m	fourth	1600
		2240

Herbert Taylor

B. 1892-06-07, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1965-01-16
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
200 m Breaststroke	R1:4th	14.5
Water Polo	sixth	800
		814.5

Homer Slate Taylor

B. 1851-08-19, Leyden, Mass., USA; D. 1933-01-07
Archery

	1904	HP
Men's Double American Round	10th	75
Men's Double York Round	7th	300
Men's Team Round	fourth	300
		675

Olympic Competitor nr 2215

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - tenth (75)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double York Round - men - seventh (300)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - men - fourth (300)

(John) Howard Taylor

B. 1861-06-30, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1925-10-01
Sailing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
3-10 ton class (2)	gold	1600
		1600

Unable to make it to the Olympics in time for the first race in his class, Bona Fide easily won the second one.

Olympic Competitor nr 477

1900-05-25-13:00 - Sailing - 3-10 ton class (2) - first (1600)

Ian Charles Boucher Taylor

B. 1954-09-24, Bromsgrove, England, Great Britain
Hockey (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	4480
			4480

Ian David Taylor

B. 1938-04-18 in Mexico, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Irving Carrie Taylor

B. 1919-08-13, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 1991-12
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Isabel Taylor Rodríguez

B. 1956-12-21, Cárdenas, Cuba
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:8th	-2.91
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.0091

Jacob "Jack" Taylor

B. 1928-07-11, from Toronto, represented Canada; D. 2016-03-26
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:2nd	216
		216

Jack George Neil Taylor

B. 1931-01-31, Akron, Ohio, USA; D. 1955-05-30
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	bronze	3840
		3840

James "Jack" Taylor

B. 1932-03-07, represented Great Britain
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	12th	60
		60

John Baxter Taylor, Jr.

Olympic Competitor nr 4377

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-22-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-23-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, final - final voided
1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-25-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, re-run final - DNS (1920)
1908-07-25-12:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, final - first (1200)

John Coard Taylor

B. 1901-01-01, Cranford, NJ, USA; D. 1946-06-25
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	fifth	1000
		1000

John Franklin Taylor

B. 1944-05-30, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

John Paskin Taylor

B. 1928-03-18, from Rhyl, Wales, represented Great Britain; D. 2015-03-09
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John Philip Taylor

B. 1904-04-06, Ormskirk, England, Great Britain
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	SF:6th	64
		64

John Pringle Taylor

B. 1908-01-12, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Cross Country Skiing

	1932	HP
Men's 18 km	39th	0.00016
		0.00016

John Robert Taylor

Olympic Competitor nr 3990

1908-07-16-16:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, semifinals - third (922.5)

Jonathan Taylor

B. 1943-10-12, London, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-12.16
Men's Slalom	R1:29th	-6.16
		0.00000016

Joseph William Taylor

B. 1907-11-18, Bradford, England, Great Britain; D. 1992-12
Freestyle Wrestling

	1932	HP
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Katie Taylor

B. 1986-07-02, Dublin, Ireland
Boxing (1 gold)

	2012	2016	HP
Women's Lightweight (-60 kg)	gold	QF	10461
			10461

Kevin Taylor

B. 1963-08-10, Rochdale, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Lenora Josephine "Leonie" Taylor

B. 1870-03, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1936-03-09
Archery (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Women's Double Columbia Round	sixth	480
Women's Double National Round	sixth	480
Women's Team Round	gold	1200
		2160

Olympic Competitor nr 2226

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double Columbia Round - women - sixth (480)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double National Round - women - sixth (480)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - women - first (1200)

Mabel Caroline Taylor

B. 1879-12-07, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1967-07-01
Archery

	1904	HP
Women's Double Columbia Round	fifth	1125
Women's Double National Round	fifth	1125
		2250

She also won the Flight shooting (shooting an arrow as far as possible), but this is usually not considered an Olympic event, since only the winner is known.

Olympic Competitor nr 2227

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double Columbia Round - women - fifth (750)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double National Round - women - fifth (750)

Mark Taylor

B. 1960-09-24, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	(sixth)	64
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)	64
		130.56

Megan Taylor

B. 1920-10-25, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1993-07-23
Figure Skating

	1932	HP
Women's Individual	7th	600
		600

Meldrick Taylor

B. 1966-10-19, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Boxing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Norman Taylor

B. 1899-04-15, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1980-12-14
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Oliver William "Ollie" Taylor

B. 1938-02-19, Townsville, Qld., Australia
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Ralph Buren Taylor

B. 1874-01-26, Franklin cty, Ohio, USA; D. 1958-01-23
Archery

	1904	HP
Men's Double American Round	18th	1.92
Men's Double York Round	14th	12
		13.92

Olympic Competitor nr 2216

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - 18th (1.92)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double York Round - men - 14th (12)

Robert James Taylor

B. 1948-09-14, Tyler, Texas, USA; D. 2007-11-13
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	silver	4000
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
		5600

Ronald Roy "Ron" Taylor

B. 1932-07-20, represented Australia
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Ross Taylor

B. 1902-04-26, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1984-05-03
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Scott Lee Taylor

B. 1945-05-08, Portland, Oreg., USA
Modern Pentathlon

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	29th	0.02
Men's Team	fourth	400
		400.02

Sheila Janet Taylor

competed in 1972 as

Sheila Carey

B. 1946-08-12, Coventry, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 800 metres	fourth		1600
Women's 1500 metres		fifth	1000
			2600

Thomas Taylor

B. 1889, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	17th	6
		6

Thomas Sylvester "Tom" Taylor

B. 1880-12-04, Cambridge, Ont., Canada; D. 1945-08-15
Football (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 2355

1904-11-16-15:00? - Football - match one - won
1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (2400)

William Taylor, Jr.

B. 1870, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	38.4
		38.4

1900-07-19-14:30 - Athletics Road - Marathon - DNF (38.4)

William Taylor

B. 1900, Canada
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:3rd	0.034
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
		430.5436

Félix Taymans

B. 1886-02-28, from Bruxelles, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	R1:2nd	287
		287

Artur Taymazov

B. 1979-07-20, Vladikavkaz, then Soviet Union, North Ossetia, Russian Federation, competing for Uzbekistan
Wrestling, Freestyle (3 gold, 1 silver)

2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

Super-Heavyweight (-130 kg) silver 15600

Super-Heavyweight (-120 kg) gold dq dq

15600

Originally a triple champion, but his second and third gold medals were stripped because of doping.
His brother, Tymur Taimazov, competed for Ukraine as a weightlifter.

Vladimir Ivanovich Taynikov

B. 1959-06-23, Khudovo, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Men's Fours, 1000 m	7th	200
		200

Written 2000-12-03 - last modified 2024-08-24

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