Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor in 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1971 Narromine, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's 100 m & 200 m 4 × 100 m & 400 m relays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 9 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor AM (born 1 October 1971 in Narromine, New South Wales) is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events.
In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m. During her career she also won international medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She is the cousin of Australian Olympic backstroke swimmer Josh Watson who won silver in the Men's 4 × 100-metre medley relay at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.