Gladys Taylor (athlete)
{{short description|British sprinter}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Gladys Taylor
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| nationality = British/Jamaican
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| event = Sprinting/400 metres
| club = Highgate Harriers
Essex Ladies AC
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jamaica
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| height =175 cm
| weight = 62 kg
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Gladys Taylor (born 5 March 1953) is a British/Jamaican female retired sprinter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gladys-taylor-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gladys-taylor-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Gladys Taylor Olympic Results |access-date=3 August 2017}}
Biography
Taylor finished second behind Helen Golden in the 200 metres event at the 1975 WAAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=7 March 2025}}
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, she represented Great Britain in the women's 400 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68795 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=7 March 2025}}
Taylor married Grant McCormack in late 1976 and competed under her married name{{cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=258270770:4036&d=bmd_1740370513 |title=Marriages |website=Free BMD |access-date=8 March 2025 }} when finishing second behind Verona Elder at the 1977 WAAA Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=7 March 2025 }}
Reverting to her maiden name name Taylor, she represented England in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/40582|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
Taylor became the British 400 metres hurdles champion at the 1984 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19840617/545/0031 |title=Plucky Win for Fatima |work=Sunday Express |date=17 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 March 2025}}
References
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:British female sprinters
Category:English female sprinters
Category:British female hurdlers
Category:English female hurdlers
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games