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{{short description|American hurdler (1903–1975)}}
{{about||his son, the American athlete and businessman|F. Morgan Taylor Jr.|the American illustrator and songwriter|Morgan Taylor (songwriter)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Morgan Taylor
| image          = Morgan Taylor 1928.jpg
| image_size     = 
| caption        = Morgan Taylor at the 1928 Olympics
| birth_name     = 
| fullname       = Frederick Morgan Taylor
| nationality    = 
| residence      = 
| birth_date     =  April 17, 1903 
| birth_place    = [[Sioux City, Iowa]], United States
| death_date     = February 16, 1975 (aged 71) 
| death_place    = [[Rochester, New York]], United States
| height         = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country        = 
| sport          = Athletics
| club           = Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago
| retired        = 
| olympics       = 
| highestranking = 
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]]|[[Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]]|[[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]]|[[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
}}

'''Frederick Morgan Taylor''' (April 17, 1903 &ndash; February 16, 1975) was an American [[hurdling|hurdler]] and the first athlete to win three Olympic medals in the 400 m hurdles. He was the flag bearer for the United States at his last Olympics in 1932.<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/>

In 1924, Taylor won the 400 m Olympic trials with a world best time of 52.6 s, which was accepted as a national record, but not as a world record. While winning the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics he clocked the same time, but knocked one hurdle, and the record was again not ratified by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF). In 1925, he won his second AAU title in the 440 yd hurdles in a world best time of 53.8 s, but this record was discounted too. Finally the IAAF accepted his 400 m record of 52.0 s set at the [[1928 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|1928 Olympic trials]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79115 |title=Morgan Taylor |work=Olympedia |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>

While studying at [[Grinnell College]], Taylor competed in both [[track and field]] and [[American football|football]]. He won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] 220 yd hurdle title in 1927 and finished second in the long jump in 1925. After graduating he worked as a salesman for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' and then as a teacher and athletics coach. His son [[F. Morgan Taylor Jr.]] also competed in track and field as a [[long jump]]er.<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/>

==References==
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<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/morgan-taylor-1.html |title=Morgan Taylor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/morgan-taylor-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
<ref name=r1>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=164 |title=Frederick Morgan Taylor |website=usatf.org}}</ref>
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070228160759/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olmtandf.shtml#400mh Hickok Sports History]

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| before = [[Billy Fiske]]
| title  = [[Standard-bearer|Flagbearer]] for the {{Flagu|United States}}
| years  = [[1932 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1932]]
| after  = [[Rolf Monsen]]
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