Shane Anthony Naylor (born 3 November 1967) is an Australian former athlete who competed in sprinting events during the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2] Post athletics, he has been involved in powerlifting and is a masters world record holder.[3]
Biography
Naylor grew up in the Victorian town of Tatura near Shepparton and has a younger sister Lee who was also a notable sprinter.[4] He was an under-18 national champion in the 100 metres.[5]
A four-time national 100 metres champion, Naylor won his first title in 1987 as a 19-year old. In 1992 he finished sixth in the final of the IAAF World Cup and only narrowly missed the qualifying standard that year for the Olympics in Barcelona.[6] He represented Australia at two Commonwealth Games, including in 1994 when he claimed a silver medal as part of the 4x100 metres relay team.[7] In 1995 he set his personal best of 10.21 seconds at the national championships in Canberra, which qualified him for the World Championships in Gothenburg later that year.[8]
In February 1997, Naylor joined former AFL player Leon Higgins to play for a Melbourne team in the 1997 Rugby League World Sevens tournament.[9] The Melbourne team failed to win a match.[10]
Naylor's nephew Max Holmes plays in the AFL for Geelong.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Naylor stakes claim for national selection with season's fastest time". The Canberra Times. 19 March 1991. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Naylor battling to be fit for sprinters' showdown". The Canberra Times. 9 March 1994. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Naylor confident of raising the bar". Geelong Advertiser. 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Illness hits 5 in squad". The Canberra Times. 7 July 1992. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Naylor Grasps a 100m Dream". The Canberra Times. 29 March 1987. p. 5 (Sunday Sport) – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Injury hurts fastest sprinter's qualifying chance". The Canberra Times. 28 January 1992. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Freeman clinches her first national 400m title". The Canberra Times. 5 March 1995. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "An ill wind proves costly for Robinson". The Canberra Times. 19 March 1995. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Mascord, Steve (8 February 1997). "Those Magnificent Sevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 54.
- ^ Middleton, David (8 February 1998). Rugby League 1998. Sydney: Harper Sports. pp. 136–137. ISBN 0732264243.
External links
- Shane Naylor at World Athletics
- Shane Naylor at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Shane Naylor at Commonwealth Games Australia
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