Stan Taylor (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1937 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle distance |
| Club | Manchester AC |
Stanley George Taylor (born 1937), is an athletics coach and a former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Taylor finished second behind Michel Bernard in the 1 mile event at the 1961 AAA Championships[1][2] and then became the British 1 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1962 AAA Championships.[3][4]
Taylor represented England in the 880 yards and 1 mile races at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6] He alson finished third in the 1962 Emsley Car Mile held at the White City Stadium.
He became a coach at Manchester Harriers (formerly Manchester AC) and then Blackpool and Wyre & Fylde AC, the latter with who he was still coaching into his eighties and was treasurer from 1990 to 2005.[7]
References
- ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Stan Taylor" (PDF). bwfac. Retrieved 4 May 2025.