Oliver Taylor (boxer)

Oliver Taylor
Taylor (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1938-02-19)19 February 1938
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Died30 December 2000(2000-12-30) (aged 62)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Australia
Summer Olympics
1960 Rome -54 kg
British Empire Games
1958 Cardiff -54 kg

Oliver William Taylor (19 February 1938 – 30 December 2000) was an Australian bantamweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the 1960 Olympics, before turning professional. He is the older brother of Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Wally Taylor.