Orville Taylor
Encyclopedia
Orville Taylor is a retired male sprinter
from Jamaica
. He claimed a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games
in Mar del Plata, Argentina in the men's 4x400 metres relay, alongside Dennis Blake
, Roxbert Martin
, and Michael McDonald
. Taylor set his personal best in the men's 200 metres (20.67) on 2002-05-25 in San Angelo, Texas
.
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
from Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He claimed a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
in Mar del Plata, Argentina in the men's 4x400 metres relay, alongside Dennis Blake
Dennis Blake
Dennis Anthony Blake is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats....
, Roxbert Martin
Roxbert Martin
Roxbert Martin is a former Jamaican 400 metres runner, who was selected for the Jamaican 4x400 metres relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...
, and Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (athlete)
Michael L. McDonald was a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.A...
. Taylor set his personal best in the men's 200 metres (20.67) on 2002-05-25 in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
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