Dan Taylor
Encyclopedia
Daniel Taylor is an American
shot put
ter. He is currently sponsored by Nike
. He is currently competing around the world in track and field
.
in Burton, Ohio
, and was a letterman in football
and track and field
. In football he garnered first team All-North East Ohio honors.
He was much more successful in track and field. In his sophomore year of high school he won the Division III state discus
title with a throw of 167' 4". Taylor also holds the OHSAA Division III state discus record at 200' 11".
Taylor's best finish in the shot put
in the state championship was 2nd in 1999, during this year Berkshire High School was a Division III school.
His personal best throw is 21.78 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Tucson.
While at The Ohio State University. He was a 2 time NCAA Champion, a 11 time NCAA All-American, and a 7 time Big Ten Champion.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter. He is currently sponsored by Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
. He is currently competing around the world in track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
.
High school
He attended Berkshire High SchoolBerkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)
Berkshire High School is a public high school in Burton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berkshire School District. Its mascot is the badger. Prior to its serving the Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, communities , it was known as Burton High...
in Burton, Ohio
Burton, Ohio
Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...
, and was a letterman in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. In football he garnered first team All-North East Ohio honors.
He was much more successful in track and field. In his sophomore year of high school he won the Division III state discus
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
title with a throw of 167' 4". Taylor also holds the OHSAA Division III state discus record at 200' 11".
Taylor's best finish in the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
in the state championship was 2nd in 1999, during this year Berkshire High School was a Division III school.
His personal best throw is 21.78 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Tucson.
College
Taylor attended The Ohio State University. He graduated in 2005 with a B.S. in Agriculture. He majored in Construction Systems Management and minored in molecular microbiology and in City and Regional Planning.While at The Ohio State University. He was a 2 time NCAA Champion, a 11 time NCAA All-American, and a 7 time Big Ten Champion.
Achievements
- All results regarding shot put, unless stated otherwise
Representing the 1999 World Youth Championships 1999 World Youth Championships in AthleticsThe 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the first edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from July 16 to July 18, 1999.-Boys:-Girls:-Medals table:...Bydgoszcz, Poland PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...5th Discus 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th 2006 World Athletics Final 2006 IAAF World Athletics FinalThe 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006.-Results:-External links:*...Stuttgart, Germany 4th 2009 World Championships 2009 World Championships in AthleticsThe 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....Berlin, Germany 26th 19.39 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot putThe Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites...
External links
- Dan Taylor's bio at USATF