Shane Anthony Naylor (born 3 November 1967) is an Australian former

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who competed in

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events during the 1980s and 1990s. Post athletics, he has been involved in

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and is a masters world record holder.

Biography

Naylor grew up in the Victorian town of

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near Shepparton and has a younger sister

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who was also a notable sprinter. He was an under-18 national champion in the 100 metres. A four-time

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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

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and only narrowly missed the qualifying standard that year for the

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in Barcelona. He represented Australia at two

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, including in 1994 when he claimed a silver medal as part of the 4x100 metres relay team. In 1995 he set his personal best of 10.21 seconds at the national championships in Canberra, which qualified him for the

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in Gothenburg later that year. In February 1997, Naylor joined former AFL player

Leon Higgins Leon Higgins (born 27 June 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL). A red headed left footer, he was usually seen at the half forward line. He rep ...

to play for a Melbourne team in the 1997

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tournament. The Melbourne team failed to win a match. Naylor's nephew

Max Holmes Max Holmes (born 29 August 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong traded their future first round pick with Richmond to secure Pick 20 in the 2020 AFL draft to select H ...

plays in the AFL for Geelong.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Shane 1967 births Living people Australian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Australian powerlifters World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners