Nathan Taylor (sprinter)

Nathan Taylor
Personal information
Born (1983-01-31) January 31, 1983 (age 41)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 4 × 100 metres relay

Nathan Taylor (born January 31, 1983) is a Canadian former athlete who competed as a sprinter.[1][2]

A native of Courtenay, British Columbia, Taylor was a junior "A" ice hockey winger for the Powell River Kings in his youth and only took up sprinting as a means of keeping up his fitness during the summer.[1]

Taylor, a Canadian junior champion in the 100 metres, secured a scholarship to the University of Michigan.[3]

In 2001 he won the 100 metres at the Canada Games, setting a record time in the event of 10.38 seconds.[4]

Taylor was a member of the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He ran the third leg of the final, which was won by Jamaica.[5]

His younger brother Adam played professional ice hockey.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Christie, James (August 22, 2001). "Taylor bursts onto national scene". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "Taylor's our runner headed Down Under". The Courtenay Comox Valley Record. March 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Copeland, Kareem (December 12, 2001). "Talented freshman bring high expectations to M". The Michigan Daily.
  4. ^ "Sprinter Audrey Leduc wins record-breaking gold in women's 100m at Canada Summer Games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Area pro skaters sprung from athletic families". Times Colonist. April 11, 2006.