- Dick Tayler
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Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for 
New ZealandCommonwealth Games Gold 1974 Christchurch 10000m Richard ("Dick") Tayler (born 12 August 1948 in Timaru, New Zealand)[1] is a former New Zealand runner who mostly competed in distances from 1500m to 10000m.
He is best known for winning the 10,000 metres at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. In the race he won in a time of 27:46.4 minutes, beating Dave Black of England by 2 seconds.
Tayler competed at the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He finished 12th at the 1st IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Waregem, Belgium, 1973.[2]
Arthritis cut short Tayler's running career.
Tayler currently resides in Christchurch.
References
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 10000 m 1930–1966: 6 miles · 1970–present: 10000 metres 1930: Billy Savidan (NZL) · 1934: Arthur Penny (ENG) · 1938: Cecil Matthews (NZL) · 1950: Harold Nelson (NZL) · 1954: Peter Driver (ENG) · 1958: Dave Power (AUS) · 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) · 1966: Naftali Temu (KEN) · 1970: Lachie Stewart (SCO) · 1974: Dick Tayler (NZL) · 1978: Brendan Foster (ENG) · 1982: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) · 1986: Jon Solly (ENG) · 1990: Eamonn Martin (ENG) · 1994: Lameck Aguta (KEN) · 1998: Simon Maina (KEN) · 2002: Wilberforce Talel (KEN) · 2006: Boniface Kiprop (UGA) · 2010: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
Categories:- 1948 births
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- New Zealand long-distance runners
- New Zealand athletes
- New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs
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