Robert Taylor (athlete, 1948)

Robert Taylor ( Robert James Taylor; born September 14, 1948 in Tyler , Texas , † November 13, 2007 in Houston ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he won a silver medal in the 100-meter run , behind Valery Borsov from the Soviet Union and in front of the Jamaican Lennox Miller , and, together with Larry Black , Gerald Tinker and Eddie Hart , gold in the 4-time 100 meter relay in front of the teams from the Soviet Union and the Federal Republic of Germany .

Taylor won the AAU national 100 meter championships in 1972 .

He died on November 13, 2007 after being hospitalized for arrhythmias.

Best times

100 m: 10.16 s, August 31, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 10.0 s, July 1, 1972, Eugene )
200 m : 20.7 s, May 2, 1970, Dallas

Robert Taylor in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
1972 silver medalist Taylor dies , Associated Press report , Nov. 14, 2007

personal data
SURNAME	Taylor, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Taylor, Robert James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	September 14, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tyler (Texas)
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 2007
Place of death	Houston