Dick Taylor (athlete)
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| Born | 3 January 1945 Coventry | ||||||||||||||
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Richard George Taylor (born 3 January 1945 in Coventry) is a British former long-distance runner.
Athletics career
[edit]He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England in the 3 miles event, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
Four years later, he competed in the 10,000 metres and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He 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. He was also a team gold medallist at the 1967 and 1970 editions.
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.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
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