Gladys Taylor (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British/Jamaican |
| Born | 5 March 1953 Jamaica |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Event | Sprinting/400 metres |
| Club | Highgate Harriers Essex Ladies AC |
Gladys Taylor (born 5 March 1953) is a British/Jamaican female retired sprinter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Taylor finished second behind Helen Golden in the 200 metres event at the 1975 WAAA Championships.[2]
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, she represented Great Britain in the women's 400 metres.[3]
Taylor married Grant McCormack in late 1976 and competed under her married name[4] when finishing second behind Verona Elder at the 1977 WAAA Championships.[5]
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.[6][7]
Taylor became the British 400 metres hurdles champion at the 1984 WAAA Championships.[8]
Gladys went on to have one child - a daughter - Tara Bird (born 1987) - who also went on to compete internationally representing both England and Great Britain in athletics.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gladys Taylor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Plucky Win for Fatima". Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- British female sprinters
- English female sprinters
- British female hurdlers
- English female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century English sportswomen