Michael Henry Taylor (16 August 1918 – December 2005) was a male swimmer who competed for England.

Swimming career

Taylor represented

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and won a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

in the 330 yard medley relay and a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

in the 110 yard backstroke at the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games were the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 yea ...

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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia.

Personal life

During the Games in 1938 he lived at Abbey Lane, Sheffield and was a solicitor's clerk by trade.

References

1918 births 2005 deaths English male backstroke swimmers British male backstroke swimmers Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games Swimmers from Sheffield 20th-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming {{UK-sport-bio-stub