ANGELO TAYLOR
Event: 400m hurdles, 400m
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
PRs: 400mH - 47.25 (2008); 400m - 44.05 (2007)
Born: Dec. 29, 1978, in Albany, Ga.
Current Residence: Decatur, Ga.
High School: Southwest DeKalb (Decatur) HS '96
College: Georgia Tech '99
Coach: Innocent Egbunike
Agent: Kimberly Holland
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2000 & 2008 Olympic 400m hurdles & 4x400m relay gold medalist;; 3^rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 400m hurdles; 2007 World Outdoor 400m bronze medalist and 4x400m gold medalist; 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Overall and GP Final champion; 2000 Jesse Owens Award winner; 2001, 1999 World Champs gold medalist in 4x400m relay; 3-time U.S. champ (99-01); two-time US Outdoor 400m champion (’02, ’07); 1999 U.S. Indoor 400m champion; 1998 NCAA 400H champ 

Taylor won his second Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2008 Games in Beijing, leading from start to finish in a personal-best and 2008 world leading time of 47.25. The 2000 gold medalist in Sydney, where he ran out of lane 1, Taylor duplicated a feat achieved only by Edwin Moses in this event, winning gold medals eight years apart. Also in Beijing, Taylor joined with LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner and David Neville in winning the gold medal in the 4x400m relay in the Olympic record time of 2:55.39. Taylor’s career has been a remarkable study in versatility and longevity. After a period of time at the turn of the century as the world’s best 400m hurdler, Taylor, in 2007, became the world’s #3 ranked competitor in the 400 meters, after winning the 2007 U.S. Outdoor title in that event in a personal best time of 44.05 seconds, and winning the World Outdoor Championships bronze medal later that summer. Taylor also ended the 2007 campaign ranked #6 in the world in the 400m hurdles following wins at Mt. SAC, Monaco, Hengelo and Dakar. In 2008, Taylor qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team with his third place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., One of America’s stars in the 400m hurdles in 2000, Taylor won Olympic gold just four years after graduating from high school, at age 21. He has won a total of five US Outdoor championships between the 400m and the 400m hurdles. After winning the 2001 U.S. 400mH title, Taylor split his time between the 400m and 400m hurdles before making his second Olympic Team with a runner-up finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials. When he first went out for track, Taylor tried all the events: “…When I tried the hurdles, I automatically knew that was the event for me.” Both his parents had run, and his father played football at Albany State (Ga.). Taylor is the fastest-ever 19-year-old in the 400H. If he had been born two days later, his 47.90 at the 1998 USA Championships would have been a world junior record. He was named collegiate Athlete of the Year in 1998. Taylor captured the 2000 IAAF Overall Grand Prix title, and collected a check for $250,000 for his efforts. His previous highest check was a $15,000 appearance fee…website: wwwangelotaylorusa.com

2008: Olympic Games gold medalist (47.25PR, World Leader)…4x400m relay Olympic gold medalist (2:55.39, Olympic record)…3rd at Olympic Trials in 400m hurdles (48.42)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (45.14)…4th in 400m (44.03) and 6th in 400mH (50.06) at DKB-ISTAF Berlin…1st at Baie Mahault (44.34)…1st in 200m at Doha (20.08)…1st in Greensboro (19.80w)…best of 47.25.
2007: World Outdoor 400m bronze medalist (44.32) and 4x400m gold medalist (2:55.56)...USA Outdoor champion 400m (44.05PR)…1st in 400m at Atlanta (44.35)...1^st in 400mH at Dakar (48.68)…1^st in 400m at Sheffield (45.25)…2^nd in 400m at Madrid (45.05)..1^st in 400mH at Monaco (48.45)…ranked #3 in world and U.S. at 400m, #6 in world, #4 U.S. at 400m hurdles by T&FN…bests of 44.05 & 48.45.
2006: 5th in 400m semifinals at USA Outdoors...bests of 45.24, 49.44. 
2005: Did not compete.
2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles (48.03)…4th in semifinal at Olympic Games (48.72).
2003: 4th in opening round of USA Outdoors 400mH (50.72)…1st in Turin (48.94)…1st in Milan (48.95)…6th in London (49.10)…best of 48.94.
2002: USA Outdoor 400m champion (45.00)…1st at Nike Prefontaine (44.85)…7th (48.87) in 400mH at Rome…7th at Lausanne (49.20)…ranked #10 in the world at 400m (#4 U.S.), ranked #7 U.S. at 400mH by T&FN…bests of 44.85 & 48.87.
2001: Won USA Outdoors (48.53)…ran anchor leg of USA's gold-winning World Outdoor 4x400m relay (2:57.54)…4th in semis at World Outdoors, clipping the 10th hurdle and being thrown off balance (49.23). He also was suffering from sinus and stomach problemswon Norwich Union Challenge (49.01)…had top four times by an American in 2001…ranked #3 in world, #1 in U.S. in 400mH by T&FN…ranked #10 in world & #3 U.S. at 400m…bests of 47.95 in winning in Lausanne and 44.68 in winning 400m at Princeton Invitational.
2000: Won Olympic gold out of Lane 1 with PR of 47.50 (fastest time in the world in 2000)...ran 2nd leg in opening round of 4x400m relay for gold medal...won Olympic Trials 400 hurdles in a then PR of 47.62... PRd in flat 400 at 44.89...captured overall IAAF Grand Prix title...ranked #1in the world by T&FN...bests of 47.50 and 44.89.
1999: Won USA Outdoors 400LH (48.49)... ran third leg on gold medal winning 4x400 (2:56.47) at World Championships; 3rd in 400mH heats...won 400 at USA Indoors (45.50)...ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...bests of 45.50i and 48.15.
1998: 2nd at USA Outdoors (47.90 PR)... won NCAA Outdoors (48.14 PR) ...2nd at Goodwill Games (47.92)... won 400 (46.01 PR) at ACC Indoor...3rd in NCAA Indoor 400 (46.12)...won ACC 400H (49.18); anchored winning 4 x 400 (43.6 for 3:01.89...also PR 45.14 at 400m...ranked #3 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN... best of 47.90 and 45.14PR (400).
1997: 2nd in NCAA Outdoors (48.72 PR)... 3rd NCAA Indoor 400 (46.18)...5th in semi at USA Outdoors (49.11)...2nd in ACC Indoor 400 (47.74)... won ACC (49.35 PR); anchor winning 4 x 400 (45.7 for 3:06.23)...ranked #9 U.S. at 400H by T&FN...bests of 48.72, 20.67PR (200).
1996: Won National Scholastic (51.13) and USA Juniors (50.92)...bronze at World Juniors (50.18 PR)...won Georgia state HS titles in the 400, 300H, both relays, and TJ...bests of 50.18, 46.7 (400).
1995: Won Georgia state HS titles in 300H, TJ, and 4x400... best of 52.76.

09/19/08