Ian David Taylor
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| Born | 18 April 1938 Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian David N. Taylor (born 18 April 1938) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Taylor studied at the University of Oxford and was secretary of the University team and gained his blue playing for the hockey team.[2] He was a competent athlete and equalled the 100 metres sprint record of 9.8 seconds in an athletics match in June 1959.[3]
Taylor represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.[4][5]
Taylor played for and captained Lancashire at county level and Brooklands Hockey Club at club level.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Taylor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Rugger". The Tatler. 24 December 1958. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fine double by Oxford's Ian Taylor". Nottingham Guardian. 11 June 1959. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ↑ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey". Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Peter plays himself in". Manchester Evening News. 12 December 1963. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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