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Line 1: {{short description\|New Zealand rower}} ~~{{MedalTableTop}}~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2018}} {{MedalSport\| Men's [[Rowing (sport)\|Rowing]]}}▼ {{Infobox sportsperson \| honorific_prefix = ~~[[pl:~~\| name = Peter Taylor]]▼ \| image = Peter Taylor, 2010.jpg \| alt = \| caption = Peter Taylor in 2010 \| headercolor = <!-- Personal information --> \| fullname = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1984\|1\|3\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Lower Hutt]] \| death_date = \| death_place = \| resting_place = \| resting_place_coordinates = \| education = \| alma_mater = \| occupation = \| years_active = \| height = {{convert\|189\|cm\|ftin\|abbr=on}} \| weight = {{convert\|74\|kg\|lb\|abbr=on}} ▲\| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport \| Men's [[Rowing (sport)\|~~Rowing~~rowing]]}} {{MedalCountry \| {{NZL}} }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalBronze \| [[2012 Summer Olympics\|2012 London]] \| [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics -– Men's lightweight double sculls\|Lightweight double sculls]] }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[~~Under 23~~World Rowing ~~World~~ Championships\|~~Under 23~~ World Championships]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[~~2006 Under 23~~2009 World Rowing Championships\|~~2006~~2009 ~~Hazewinkel~~Poznan]] \| Lightweight double sculls }} {{~~MedalCompetition~~MedalSilver \| [[~~Rowing~~2011 World Rowing Championships\|~~World~~2011 ~~Championships~~Bled]] \| Lightweight double sculls }} {{~~MedalGold~~MedalSilver \| [[~~2009~~2013 World Rowing Championships\|~~2009~~2013 ~~Poznan~~Chungju]] \|~~Lightweight~~ ~~double~~LM4− ~~sculls~~}} {{MedalSilver \| [[~~2011~~2014 World Rowing Championships\|~~2011~~2014 ~~Bled~~Amsterdam]] \|~~Lightweight~~ ~~double~~LM4− ~~sculls~~}} {{MedalBronze \| [[2010 World Rowing Championships\|2010 Karapiro]] \| Lightweight double sculls }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[World Rowing U23 Championships\|U23 World Championships]] }} ~~{{MedalBottom}}~~ {{MedalGold \| [[2006 Under 23 World Rowing Championships\|2006 Hazewinkel]] \| Lightweight double sculls }} ~~'''Peter Taylor''' (born 3 January 1984 in [[Lower Hutt]]) is a New Zealand rower.~~ }}▼ '''Peter Taylor''' (born 3 January 1984) is a former New Zealand rower.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=World Rowing - Peter TAYLOR \|url=https://worldrowing.com//athlete/peter-taylor \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=World Rowing \|language=en}}</ref> He became world champion in 2009 in men's lightweight double scull. In 2006 along with [[Graham Oberlin-Brown]] he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.▼ ==Rowing career== Partnering [[Storm Uru]] he finished 7th in the [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls\|men's lightweight double sculls]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Official Results : Rowing\|url=http://2008games.nytimes.com/olympics/results.asp?id=rom_122100&sport=ROW\|publisher=[[New York Times]]\|accessdate=5 February 2011}}</ref> ▼ ▲In 2006 along with [[Graham Oberlin-Brown]] he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-02-09 \|title=Peter Taylor \|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/peter-taylor/ \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=New Zealand Olympic Team \|language=en}}</ref> The pair bettered this result at the 2012 Summer Olympics, wining the bronze medal in the same event.▼ ▲Partnering [[Storm Uru]] he finished 7th in the [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls\|men's lightweight double sculls]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news \|title=Men's Lightweight Double Sculls – Official Results : Rowing \|url=http://2008games.nytimes.com/olympics/results.asp?id=rom_122100&sport=ROW \|~~publisher~~work=[[The New York Times]] \|~~accessdate~~access-date=5 February 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714220634/http://2008games.nytimes.com/olympics/results.asp?id=rom_122100&sport=ROW \|archive-date=14 July 2011 }}</ref> The reason he took up a sport was because his older brother [[Simon_Taylor_(rugby_union)\|Simon Taylor]] Was into rugby so he decided to take up a sport as well. His sport was Rowing. He began rowing at the young age of 13 years old. At the [[2009 World Rowing Championships]] in [[Poznań\|Poznan, Poland]], Taylor and Uru became World Champions in men's lightweight double scull.<ref name=":0" /> Peter Taylor's family: Peter Taylor has 2 brothers including rugby player Simon Taylor and 2 sisters. Peter Taylor's grandmother passed away on the eve of the Olympics. She was a massive part of his life and lived to 92 years old. In February 2011, Taylor caused an upset win when he became New Zealand national champion in the lightweight men's single sculls at [[Lake Ruataniwha]], beating triple world champion [[Duncan Grant (rower)\|Duncan Grant]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=McMurran \|first1=Alistair \|title=Rowing: Bond the King of Ruataniwha with two more titles \|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rowing/rowing-bond-king-ruataniwha-two-more-titles \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|work=[[Otago Daily Times]]\|date=19 February 2011}}</ref> ▲~~The~~Taylor ~~pair~~and Uru bettered ~~this~~their 2008 Summer Olympic result at the 2012 Summer Olympics, ~~wining~~winning the bronze medal in the same event. At the [[2013 World Rowing Championships]] held at [[Tangeum Lake]], [[Chungju]] in South Korea, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with [[James Hunter (rower)\|James Hunter]], [[Curtis Rapley]], and [[James Lassche]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lightweight Men's Four – Final \|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/ \|publisher=[[International Rowing Federation]] \|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> At the [[2014 World Rowing Championships]] held at [[Bosbaan]], [[Amsterdam]], he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with [[James Hunter (rower)\|James Hunter]], [[Alistair Bond]], and [[Curtis Rapley]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lightweight Men's Four – Final \|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2014-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-four/ \|publisher=[[International Rowing Federation]] \|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Taylor competed in the lightweight men's four with [[James Hunter (rower)\|James Hunter]], [[Alistair Bond]] and [[James Lassche]] at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 5th.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World Rowing - 2016 Olympic Games Regatta \|url=https://worldrowing.com/event/undefined \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=World Rowing \|language=en}}</ref> Taylor retired from rowing after competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Anderson \|first1=Ian \|title=Rowing NZ's summer squad: World champion lightweights among notable absences \|url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/84667338/world-champion-lightweights-among-notable-absences-in-rowing-nzs-summer-squad \|access-date=15 October 2017 \|work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] \|date=26 September 2016}}</ref> ~~His Coach for rowing is Calvin Ferguson.~~ ~~His primary school was wellesley college.~~ ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category\|Peter Taylor (rower)}} * [http://www.rowingone.com/n_bio_rower.fwx?no_id=24777 Entry in rowing one] * {{FISA\|24777\|Peter Taylor}} {{2008 New Zealand Olympic team}} {{2012 New Zealand Olympic team}} {{2016 New Zealand Olympic team}} {{World champions – Lightweight men's double sculls}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Taylor, Peter~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION =~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 3 January 1984~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Peter}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Lower Hutt]] [[Category:Olympic rowers offor New Zealand]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand]] [[Category:Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in rowing]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] ~~{{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand]] [[Category:New Zealand male rowers]] ~~[[fr:Peter Taylor (aviron)]]~~ [[Category:Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] ▲[[pl:Peter Taylor]] [[Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen]]