David Taylor (athlete)
David Taylor ( David William "Dave" Taylor ; born January 9, 1964 ) is a retired British marathon runner .
In 1995 he came 51st at the World Half Marathon Championships in Belfort and won bronze with the British team at the European Cross Country Championships in Alnwick with a 42nd place in the individual standings .
In 1997 he finished 53rd at the Half Marathon World Championships in Košice and was sixth at the Frankfurt Marathon .
At the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 , he finished fourth for England . In 1999 he ran at the Half Marathon World Championships in Palermo in 62nd place.
David Taylor started for the Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC.
Best times
- Half marathon : 1:03:24 h, October 4, 1997, Košice
- Marathon: 2:13:27 h, October 26, 1997, Frankfurt am Main
Web links
- David Taylor in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- David Taylor in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Taylor, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, David William; Taylor, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1964 |