Robert Earl Taylor (born April 29, 1953) is an American former sprinter.
At the 1975 Pan American Games, Taylor was a member of gold medal winning 4 × 400 m relay team and won the AAU championships in 400 m in 1977.A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003 , Track and Field News, Retrieved May 24, 2012.
Taylor came third in the 400 meters at the 1977 IAAF Athletics World Cup in Düsseldorf whilst representing the US. By virtue of this, he was part of a controversy as the race was re-run the day after the first run because Alberto Juantorena (of Cuba representing the Americas) lodged a successful protest that he had not been able to hear the starter's gun in the first race., September 12, 1977. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
Taylor was ranked as one of the best 400 m runners in 1976 and 1977.
+400 metersYearWorld rankUS rank1975 - 7th1976 7th 5th1977 3rd 1st1978 - 7th
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