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Henry Taylor (swimmer)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
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| Gold | 1908 London | 400m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1908 London | 1500m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1908 London | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1912 Stockholm | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1920 Antwerp | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||
| Gold | 1906 Athens | 1 mile | |
| Silver | 1906 Athens | 400 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1906 Athens | 4x250 m freestyle | |
Henry Taylor (born March 17, 1885 in Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, England – died February 28, 1951 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was the first man to hold the world record for the 1500 metres freestyle, a feat that he completed on 25 July, 1908 in a time of 22:48.4 in London, United Kingdom.
At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens he won three medals.
In London 1908 he won three gold medals.
He also won two bronze medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm as well as eight years later in Antwerp.
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1906: Otto Scheff | 1908: Henry Taylor | 1912: George Hodgson | 1920: Norman Ross | 1924: Johnny Weissmuller | 1928: Alberto Zorrilla | 1932: Buster Crabbe | 1936: Jack Medica | 1948: William Smith | 1952: Jean Boiteux | 1956: Murray Rose | 1960: Murray Rose | 1964: Don Schollander | 1968: Mike Burton | 1972: Brad Cooper | 1976: Brian Goodell | 1980: Vladimir Salnikov | 1984: George DiCarlo | 1988: Uwe Daßler | 1992: Yevgeny Sadovyi | 1996: Danyon Loader | 2000: Ian Thorpe | 2004: Ian Thorpe |
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1906: Henry Taylor | 1908: Henry Taylor | 1912: George Hodgson | 1920: Norman Ross | 1924: Boy Charlton | 1928: Arne Borg | 1932: Kusio Kitamura | 1936: Noboru Terada | 1948: James McLane | 1952: Ford Konno | 1956: Murray Rose | 1960: John Konrads | 1964: Bob Windle | 1968: Mike Burton | 1972: Mike Burton | 1976: Brian Goodell | 1980: Vladimir Salnikov | 1984: Michael O'Brien | 1988: Vladimir Salnikov | 1992: Kieren Perkins | 1996: Kieren Perkins | 2000: Grant Hackett | 2004: Grant Hackett |
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| Preceded by Incumbent |
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) July 25, 1908 – July 10, 1912 |
Succeeded by George Hodgson |
Categories: 1885 births | 1951 deaths | Freestyle swimmers | English swimmers | Olympic swimmers of Great Britain | Swimmers at the 1906 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for Great Britain | Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain | People from Oldham