John baxter taylor jr biography
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John Taylor (relay runner)
American athlete
John Baxter Taylor Jr. (November 3, 1882, Washington, D.C. – December 2, 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American track and field athlete, notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]
Biography
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Taylor was born in Washington D.C. to former slaves. The family settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools and graduated from Central High School in 1902.
John baxter taylor jr biography
He spent a year at Brown Preparatory School, also in Philadelphia, where he was the fastest high school quarter-miler in the country. As a freshman at the Wharton School of Finance (Class of 1907[3]) at University of Pennsylvania, he was the IC4A (Inter-Collegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America) champion in the quarter mile.
He bested his personal time in 1907, and again was the ICAAAA quarter mile champion. He transferred to and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Ve