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Megan Taylor
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Megan Taylor (1920 - 1993) was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.
Taylor's father was Phil Taylor, a speed skater.[1] Megan and fellow Brit Cecilia Colledge participated in the 1932 Winter Olympics. They were virtually the same age--Colledge was 11 years and 75 days old, and Taylor was 11 years and 108 days. They are the youngest ever competitors in any Olympic sport.[2][3] Taylor finished 7th, with Colledge following in 8th. Sonja Henie, the dominant figure in women's figure skating at the time, won her second Olympic gold medal here.
Taylor finished second behind Henie at the World Championships in 1934 and 1936. After Henie retired in 1936, Taylor and Colledge competed for prominence. Colledge won the Worlds in 1937, while Taylor won in 1938 and 1939. Taylor placed second behind Colledge three times at the European Championships (1937, 1938, and 1939).
After her retirement from amateur competition, Taylor toured with the Ice Capades.
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| Event | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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| Olympic Games | 7th | |||||||
| Worlds | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| Europeans | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| British Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | * | * | 2nd, 2nd** | 2nd |
*Did not participate
**Two British Championships took place in 1937, one in March and another in December, after the competition schedule was changed so that British champions could go to international events as champions. Taylor finished 2nd behind Cecilia Colledge both times.[2]
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- ^ SKATING A BRIEF HISTORY OF ICE & The NATIONAL ICE SKATING ASSOCIATION of Great Britain, by Denis L. Bird, accessed July 21, 2006.
- World Figure Skating Championships results, 1930-1939
- European Figure Skating Championships results, 1930-1939
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| NAME | Taylor, Megan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1993 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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