Robert Taylor (athlete)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold	1972 Munich	4x100m relay
Silver	1972 Munich	100 metres

Robert Taylor (born September 14, 1948) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Taylor won the AAU championships in 100 m in 1972 and in 400 m in 1977. At the Munich Olympics, Taylor was second in the 100 m and also ran the second leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own world record of 38.19.

At the 1975 Pan American Games, Taylor was a member of gold medal winning 4x400 m relay team.

Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004
1972 United States Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker & Edward Hart