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 (aged 81 years 4 months 19 days) 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