Taylor Lawrence (born 13 August 1996) is a British

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Career

He was an amateur footballer, cricketer and rugby player alongside his career as a lance corporal in the

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. He first tried bobsled in 2019. After progressing to the British team, he was a member of the four-man crew which finished sixth in the

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. He was a gold medalist with the British four-man team at the

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in Germany. He was a silver medalist in the Four-man bobsled at the

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, Switzerland. For the Great Britain team, it was a first four-man World Championships medal in 84 years. He was a member of the Great Britain four-man bobsleigh team that won a bronze medal in the

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, alongside

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, Leon Greenwood and

Arran Gulliver Arran Gulliver (born 3 July 1997) is a British bobsledder. Early life Born in Worcestershire, he attended The Bewdley School. He took part in athletics and judo and participated in CrossFit before forging a bobsleigh career. He was British schoo ...

. He also participated in six of the eight races in the two-man World Cup, in which the British team won bronze. He won bronze medals in both the two-man, alongside Hall, and four-man at the

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, Norway. He was a bronze medalist in the four man at the

IBSF World Championships 2025 The 2025 IBSF World Championships IBSF World Championship may refer to: * IBSF World Snooker Championship * IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton) {{Disambiguation ... were held in Lake Placid, United States from 6 to 15 March 2025. ...

in Lake Placid, United States.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Taylor 1996 births Living people British male bobsledders 21st-century British sportsmen