Taylor Worth

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Taylor Worth (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian archer competing in recurve events. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the men's team event, a gold medal at the United States Open and at the 2008 World Youth Archery Championships in the under-18 men's team recurve event. Worth represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Individual competition, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio won a bronze medal alongside Alec Potts and Ryan Tyack in the men's team archery.{{cite web |last1=Pentony |first1=Luke |title=Rio 2016: Australia wins first Olympic medal of Games with bronze in men's archery |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-07/australia-open-rio-medal-account-with-archery-bronze/7698018 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Commission |accessdate=6 November 2019 |date=7 August 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810111907/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-07/australia-open-rio-medal-account-with-archery-bronze/7698018 |url-status=live }} He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Taylor Worth|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/taylor-worth/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415134632/https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/taylor-worth/|url-status=live}}

Personal

Born in Busselton, Western Australia,{{cite web |title=Taylor WORTH |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/taylor-worth/ |website=olympicchannel.com |publisher=Olympic Channel Services S.L. |accessdate=16 July 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.busseltonmail.com.au/story/3943440/busselton-olympian-on-way-to-rio/|title=Busselton Olympian Taylor Worth is heading to Rio|work=Busselton-Dunsborough Mail|first=Emma|last=Kirk|date=3 June 2016|access-date=20 January 2023}} Worth picked up archery as a 10-year-old when he participated in a school holiday program. He performed very well and became hooked on the sport.{{Cite web|title=Taylor Worth|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/taylor-worth/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}} He was disappointed when the Australian Institute of Sport cut archery from their elite sport development programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-09/golden-aussies-back-archerys-future/2291242 |title=Golden Aussies back archery's future – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=9 October 2010 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030061607/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-09/golden-aussies-back-archerys-future/2291242 |url-status=live }} Aside from archery, Taylor has stated that he enjoys a wide range of other outdoor activities such as paint ball and rock climbing.

Archery

Worth has won several gold medals, including the team men's under-18 recurve event at the 2008 World Youth Archery Championships in Antalya, Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/past_programs/archery |title=Archery : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission |publisher=Ausport.gov.au |date=19 January 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001917/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/past_programs/archery |archivedate=6 August 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |accessdate=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020819/http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |archivedate=11 July 2012}} and the United States Open ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth games.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-13/new-old-archers-bound-for-delhi/943546 |title=New, old archers bound for Delhi – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806041637/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-13/new-old-archers-bound-for-delhi/943546 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Kerr |first=Judith |url=http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/news/local/sport/other/mathew-on-target-for-games/1937592.aspx |title=Mathew on target for Games|publisher=Bayside Bulletin|date=9 September 2010 |accessdate=6 June 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

Worth represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1084724/1/.html |title=Commonwealth Games English archer Danielle targets CGames gold |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=7 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001718/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1084724/1/.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/commonwealth-games-2010/comm-games-news/australia-wins-archery-gold-20101008-16c7n.html |title=Australia wins archery gold |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=8 October 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806054800/http://www.theage.com.au/commonwealth-games-2010/comm-games-news/australia-wins-archery-gold-20101008-16c7n.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/how-the-aussies-fared-on-oct-8-20101009-16ct7.html |title=How the Aussies fared on Oct 8 |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=9 October 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806054210/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/how-the-aussies-fared-on-oct-8-20101009-16ct7.html |url-status=live }} He competed in the men's recurve archery team event where he took home a gold medal with a team score of 219, defeating Malaysia who were ranked third in the world at the time and had an event score of 212. He also competed in the individual event on the final day of the competition.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/news/Gray-matter-in-Aussie-archery/articleshow/6721724.cms |title=Gray matter in Aussie archery |work=The Times of India |date=10 October 2010 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806100005/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/news/Gray-matter-in-Aussie-archery/articleshow/6721724.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/archers-aim-to-end-games-on-a-high-20101010-16de0.html |title=Archers aim to end Games on a high |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=10 October 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806054200/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/archers-aim-to-end-games-on-a-high-20101010-16de0.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-08/aussie-archers-stun-malaysians-for-gold/2290980 |title=Aussie archers stun Malaysians for gold – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |newspaper=ABC News |date=8 October 2010 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806041647/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-08/aussie-archers-stun-malaysians-for-gold/2290980 |url-status=live }} At nineteen, he was the youngest Australian archer on the team. At the Games, he was coached by Simon Fairweather.{{cite web |url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/elder-statesman-leads-team-to-gold-20101008-16a5z.html |title=Elder statesman leads team to gold |work=The Age |date=8 October 2010 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806054206/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/elder-statesman-leads-team-to-gold-20101008-16a5z.html |url-status=live }}

In September 2011, he was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic team.{{cite web|url=http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |title=Archery Australia High Performance Program Update |publisher=Archery Australia |first=Lucy |last=Warhurst |date=5 September 2011 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320153307/http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |archivedate=20 March 2012 }} He attended a national team training camp in Canberra in September 2011. He attended a national team training camp in Canberra in March 2012. In January 2012, he represented Australia at the 2012 Oceania Olympic qualifying event in New Zealand.{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/archers-bang-on-target-20120102-1picx.html |title=Archers bang on target |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=3 January 2012 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063256/http://www.theage.com.au/sport/archers-bang-on-target-20120102-1picx.html |url-status=live }} At the 2012 National Target Archery Championships, he finished third as a member of AWA.{{cite web|url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012nctargetfinal1.pdf|publisher=Archery Australia|accessdate=6 June 2012|title=2012 National Target Archery Championships|location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory|date=March 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} In March at the 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Shoot Results, he finished third with a score of 2611.{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |accessdate=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424194309/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |archivedate=24 April 2012 }} In May 2012, he participated in a training camp in Buderim.{{cite web |author=Mark Bode |url=http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2012/05/22/confident-tyack-all-set-for-olympic-shot/ |title=Confident Tyack set for Olympics | Shooting |work=Fraser Coast Chronicle |date=22 May 2012 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001138/http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2012/05/22/confident-tyack-all-set-for-olympic-shot/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/05/17/ryan-tyack-targets-spot-at-olympic-games-archery/ |title=Tyack targets Olympic Games spot |work=Sunshine Coast Daily |date=17 May 2012 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |archive-date=5 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805193659/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/05/17/ryan-tyack-targets-spot-at-olympic-games-archery/ |url-status=live }} He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in which he beat world number one Brady Ellison in the round of 16 before losing in the round of 8.

In 2014 Worth competed in his first World Indoor Championship in Nîmes. He placed 4th, losing to teammate Ryan Tyack in the semi-finals and American rival Brady Ellison in the bronze medal match. However the dominating performance he showed leading up to the semi-finals earned him the nickname, 'The Ten Train'. At the first world cup of the year Taylor made it to his second medal match for the year but lost in a nail-biting five set match against Dutchman Rick Van Der Ven.

Worth was part of Australia's men's archery team that qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. His team-mates were David Barnes and Ryan Tyack. They competed together in the team event as well against one another in the individual event. In the individual event Worth was eliminated by Turkey's Mete Gazoz in the round of 16, In the team event, they lost to the favoured Taiwan team in the first round.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/athlete/6640/taylor-worth|title=Taylor Worth|website=World Archery}}{{Full citation needed |date=October 2024}} Worth and Alice Ingley were nominally selected as Australia's mixed team, but their combined scores in the individually ranking rounds were too low to achieve qualification for the actual event.