Dick Taylor (athlete)
Dick Taylor (born 3 January 1945 in Coventry) is a British former long-distance runner. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the 10,000 metres bronze medallist at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
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
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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- English male long-distance runners
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
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