Taylor Doyle (born 19 December 1992) is an Australian Paralympic athlete with an intellectual and physical disability. She was selected to represent Australia at the

2016 Rio Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in athletics.

Personal

Doyle was born on 19 December 1992 in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, New South Wales. At 8 months old, she was diagnosed with

tuberous sclerosis Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, lungs and skin. A combination ...

which causes epilepsy and daily seizures. In 2014 she had epilepsy surgery to reduce the seizures. The surgery was successful, she has had no seizures since 14 April 2014. However the surgery left her with right side weakness. Through physio and training she is able to compete competitively, in the T38 classification, in Para Athletics.

Athletics

Doyle took up little athletics at the age of nine. Doyle has competed at national and international Special Olympics events. She is classified as a

T38 T38 or T-38 may refer to: * T38 (classification), a disability sport classification for disability athletics * T.38, a standard for fax over IP * T-38 tank, a Soviet light tank * Allison T38, a turboprop aircraft engine * Northrop T-38 Talon, a U.S ...

athlete. At the

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, ...

, she finished 9th in the Women's Long Jump F20 prior to epilepsy surgery. At the

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para ...

, she competed in two events and finished 9th in the Women's Long Jump T38 and 7th in the Women's 100m T38. Her time of 14.29 in the 100m was a personal best. At the

, she won a silver medal in the Women's Long Jump T38 with an Australian record jump of 4.62m. She is a member of the Girraween Athletics Club. Taylor is coached by Greg Smith, and also trains at NSWIS. She announced her retirement through Twitter in July 2020.

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Taylor Doyle
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Taylor Doyle
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Taylor 1992 births Living people Australian female long jumpers Paralympic athletes for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Intellectual Disability category Paralympic competitors Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Competitors in athletics with intellectual disability Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales