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John Baxter Taylor, Jr.
John Baxter Taylor, Jr. was an American track and field athlete, notable as the first African-American to win an Olympic gold medal. Taylor was a member of the gold medal medley 1600 meter relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he ran the third leg. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, and the most prominent African-American member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He was also a member of the Sigma Pi Phi.
1908 Olympic Relay Team
Penn's 1904 Track Team
John Baxter Taylor, Jr.
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