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Brenda Taylor (born February 9, 1979) is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles. She reached the final of the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and won a medal at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 4×400-meter relay.
She is a Harvard University medical graduate and won the hurdles at the 2001 NCAA Championships representing the Harvard Crimson track team.
Career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she had her first successes on the track for Harvard Crimson, while studying psychology and biology at Harvard University. She finished seventh in the 400 m hurdles at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in 2000. Her greatest college achievements came in her final year at Harvard when she ran a personal best of 55.88 seconds to win the NCAA final. She improved her best to 55.46 at a meeting in Zagreb and then went on to reach to podium at the 2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning the bronze medal. As a result of these achievements, she received the 2000-01 Honda Sports Award as the top women's collegiate track athlete.
Her performance at the national championships gained her selection into the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Taylor managed to finish reach sixth place in her semi-final. The following year, she was again third place in the 400 m hurdles at the national championships. She began the 2003 season with a fourth place performance in the 400 metres at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. This earned her a place on the 4×400-meter relay team at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where an American team of Monique Hennagan, Meghan Addy, Taylor and Mary Danner took the bronze medal.
In the outdoor season, she came first at the Mt. SAC Relays and again finished third at the Outdoor U.S. Championships. However, she encountered the more illicit side of track and field at the championships as she was offered the banned substance modafinil. She claimed that she was "the only person that didn't take it". One of her competitors, Sandra Glover, was among those later banned for taking the drug at the championships. Taylor was chosen to compete at the 2003 Pan American Games and she finished fourth behind Andrea Blackett in the 400 m hurdles final. She attended track and field meetings in Europe, coming third in Zagreb and taking fourth at the Weltklasse Zurich in a personal record time of 54.92 seconds. She qualified for the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final and finished in fifth place, running 54.93 seconds.
She reached the pinnacle of her athletic career in 2004, beginning with a win at the Mt. SAC Relays in a meet record time, and a personal best beating run of 54.36 seconds for second at Golden Spike Ostrava. At the 2004 United States Olympic Trials she improved even further, finishing as runner-up to Sheena Johnson with a time of 53.36 seconds. Gaining her first ever berth on the Olympic team, Taylor set her sights on the 2004 Athens Olympics. She reached the Olympic hurdles final and took seventh place with a run of 54.97 seconds. She closed the season with a bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. Her new best time of 53.36 ranked her as the fifth fastest 400 m hurdler of 2004.
She has a twin sister, Lindsay Taylor, who competes in the pole vault. Taylor abruptly stopped competing in professional athletics after 2004.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.36 | Sacramento, California, United States | July 11, 2004 |
| 400 metres | 52.56 | San Diego, California, United States | March 22, 2003 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.19 | San Diego, California, United States | June 19, 2004 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th (semis) | 400 m hurdles |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4×400 m relay |
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 4th | 400 m hurdles | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 400 m hurdles | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 400 m hurdles |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 400 m hurdles |
References
- Behr, Steve (2004-10-29). Taylor made: Olympic hurdler shares thoughts about Games. Watauga Democrat. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
- ^ Brenda Taylor Biography. USATF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- 4x400 Metres Relay - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- Hurdler offered stimulant at U.S. meet. Associated Press (2004-08-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- US officials admit drug tests. BBC Sport (2003-12-31). Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ^ Taylor Brenda Biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- Meet Records. Mt. SAC Relays. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- 400 Metres Hurdles - W Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- Toomey records historic 800-1500m double in USATF Indoors - Final Day. IAAF (2004-03-01). Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
External links
- Brenda Taylor at World Athletics
- In-depth article from Harvard Magazine
- Interview with the Watauga Democrat
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American hurdlers
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- Harvard Crimson track and field athletes
- African American track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- African American female track and field athletes