Vern Taylor
Figure skater
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| Intro | Figure skater | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Figure skater | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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Biography
Vern Taylor is a Canadian figure skater and coach. He is the 1978 and 1979 Canadian silver medalist and 1977 bronze medalist. At the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships, he became the first person to land a triple axel jump in competition.
Competitive highlights
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
| World Champ. | 12th | 15th | |||||
| Skate Canada | 8th | 8th | 4th | ||||
| Prague Skate | 2nd | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st N. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | |||||||