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Roy Taylor (cyclist)

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Roy Taylor
Personal information
Full nameRoyston Thompson Taylor
Born(1916-07-21)21 July 1916
Auckland, New Zealand
Died7 January 1987(1987-01-07) (aged 70)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
ClubPapatoetoe Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club

Royston Thompson Taylor (21 July 1916 – 7 January 1987) was a New Zealand track cyclist who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

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Born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on 21 July 1916, Taylor was the son of Benjamin and Nellie Taylor.[2][3]

Cycling

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A member of the Papatoetoe Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club,[4] Taylor won the 1000 m sprint at the trials to select the cycling team for the 1938 British Empire Games, beating 1936 Olympic representative George Giles in the final.[5] However, at the Empire Games in Sydney, Taylor was unplaced in the sprint, while Giles won the bronze medal.[6] Taylor also competed in the 1 km time trial at the Sydney games, finishing in seventh place.[7]

Death

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Taylor died on 7 January 1987.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Return of persons summarily convicted". New Zealand Police Gazette. 8 August 1945. p. 586.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1916/17959". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Births". Auckland Star. 22 July 1916. p. 12. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Papatoetoe club". Auckland Star. 20 November 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Cycling trials". Auckland Star. 6 December 1937. p. 18. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Cycling – Track – 1000m match sprint – Men". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Roy Taylor". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Death search: registration number 1987/32197". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 March 2018.