Nathan Taylor (sprinter)

Nathan Taylor (born January 31, 1983) is a Canadian former athlete who competed as a sprinter.^[1][2]

Nathan Taylor

Personal information
Born	(1983-01-31) January 31, 1983 (age 42)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4 × 100 metres relay

A native of Courtenay, British Columbia, Taylor was a junior "A" ice hockey winger for the Powell River Kings in his youth and only took up sprinting as a means of keeping up his fitness during the summer.^[1]

Taylor, a Canadian junior champion in the 100 metres, secured a scholarship to the University of Michigan.^[3]

In 2001 he won the 100 metres at the Canada Games, setting a record time in the event of 10.38 seconds.^[4]

Taylor was a member of the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He ran the third leg of the final, which was won by Jamaica.^[5]

His younger brother Adam played professional ice hockey.^[5]