Homer Taylor

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHomer Slate•Taylor
Used nameHomer•Taylor
Born19 August 1851 in Leyden, Massachusetts (USA)
Died7 January 1933 in Greenfield, Massachusetts (USA)
AffiliationsChicago Archers, Chicago (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Homer Taylor was born in Leyden, Massachusetts but moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts as a young boy. He later worked as a bank teller in Greenfield, although he moved to Chicago and worked for the First National Bank of Chicago. He later worked for Franklin MacVeagh & Co., a wholesale food organization in Chicago, although he then returned to Greenfield. Taylor was one of the co-founders of the Eastern Archery Association, and he served as President of both that organization and the National Archery Association.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Archery USA Homer Taylor
Double American Round, Men (Olympic) 10
Double York Round, Men (Olympic) 7
Team Round, Men (Olympic) Chicago Archers 4