Fred Taylor (born November 5, 1957) is an American retired
sprinter.[1]
Taylor qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the
1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461
Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2]
References
^"Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
^Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253.
ISBN978-0942257403.
Fred Taylor (born November 5, 1957) is an American retired
sprinter.[1]
Taylor qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the
1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461
Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2]
References
^"Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
^Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253.
ISBN978-0942257403.