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By Jessica McElrath, About.com Guide to African-American History since 2000

John Baxter Taylor

Monday June 15, 2009
At the age of 26, John Baxter Taylor was considered one of the best quarter-mile racers in the world. Not surprisingly, he went on to win a gold medal in the 1908 Olympics and became the first African American gold medalist. Just months after winning, Taylor suddenly died.

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