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Angelo Taylor

Taylor at the 2008 ISTAF Berlin
Personal information
Born	(1978-12-29) December 29, 1978 (age 46) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400m Hurdles, 4 × 400m Relay
College team	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 400 m hurdles Gold 2008 Beijing 400 m hurdles Gold 2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay Silver 2012 London 4×400 m relay World Championships Gold 2007 Osaka 4×400 m relay Gold 2009 Berlin 4×400 m relay Gold 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay Bronze 2007 Osaka 400 m Disqualified 1999 Seville 4x400 m relay Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4×400 m relay

Angelo F. Taylor (born December 29, 1978) is an American track and field athlete. He is famous for winning gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. His fastest time in the hurdles is 47.25 seconds.

Angelo Taylor has also won many medals in relay events. He is a three-time world champion in the 4×400 m relay with the United States team. He won these titles in 2007, 2009, and 2011. He also earned a relay gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

Angelo Taylor's Athletics Journey

Early Life and College Success

Angelo Taylor was born in Albany, Georgia. He went to the Georgia Institute of Technology. While in college, he became a top athlete. He won the NCAA title in 1998. He also finished second in 1997.

In 1998, Taylor won a silver medal at the US National Championships. He then won this title three times in a row from 1999 to 2001. His first big international competition was the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. There, he ran in the 400m hurdles. He also helped the US 4x400m relay team win a gold medal.

Olympic Gold in Sydney 2000

In 2000, Angelo Taylor was a favorite to win at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He had the fastest time in the Olympic Trials. In a very exciting final race, Taylor came from behind. He passed other runners in the last two hurdles. He won the gold medal by a tiny margin of 0.03 seconds. This was the closest finish ever in the 400m hurdles event.

Taylor also ran in the early rounds of the 4x400m relay. The US team won the gold medal in the final. However, the International Olympic Committee later removed this medal from the U.S. team. This was because some other team members had issues. Angelo Taylor and Michael Johnson were not involved in these issues.

After the 2000 Olympics, Taylor faced some challenges. He did not make the US World Championships team in 2003. He also did not defend his Olympic title at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the semifinal race.

Becoming a Double Olympic Champion

In 2007, Taylor improved his personal best time in the 400m race. He also won the American title in this event. He earned a bronze medal in the 400m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka. He also won another gold medal with the USA 4x400m relay team.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Angelo Taylor became a double Olympic champion. He won gold medals in both the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he did not do well in the hurdles. But he was part of the American 4x400m relay team that won its world title again.

In 2010, Taylor set a new personal best in the 200m race. He finished second at the Rieti IAAF Grand Prix. He also had good results in the 400m hurdles and 400m races in the 2010 IAAF Diamond League.

In 2011, he finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This earned him a spot on the national team. He won at the Herculis meeting in July. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, he finished seventh in the hurdles final. However, he helped the United States win the 4x400m relay.

London 2012 Olympic Games

Angelo Taylor was the captain of the USA men's track Olympic team in 2012. This was his fourth time competing in the Olympics. He finished fifth in the 400m hurdles event.

In the 4x400m relay finals, Taylor ran the last part of the race. He started with the lead, but the team from the Bahamas caught up. The USA team won the silver medal.

Angelo Taylor's Best Times

Angelo Taylor has achieved impressive personal bests in various running events. These are his fastest recorded times:

Angelo Taylor's Family Life

Angelo Taylor lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Lynnita. They have twin boys named Xzaviah and Isaiah. His father, Angelo Taylor Sr., was also an athlete. He played football and ran track at Albany State University. His family lived in Saudi Arabia for a while in the 1990s. This was when Angelo was training and aiming for the Olympics.

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  Taylor at the 2008 ISTAF Berlin

See also

In Spanish: Angelo Taylor para niños