Name: Nick Taylor
Sport: Wheelchair Tennis
Event(s): Singles, Doubles
Height: 5-7
Weight: 190
DOB: 11/12/1979
Birthplace: Wichita, Kan.
Hometown: Wichita, Kan.
High School: Wichita West High School (Wichita, Kan.) ’98
College: Wichita State University ’04, Management Information Systems; Wichita State University ’05, Sports Management; Wichita State University ’07, Master’s Degree in Sports Management
Coach(es): Dan James, Jason Harnett
Paralympic Experience
- Four-time Paralympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); Five-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, doubles (silver), singles (quarterfinals)
- London 2012 Paralympic Games, doubles (gold), singles (bronze)
- Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, doubles (gold), singles (4th)
- Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, doubles (gold), singles (4th)
Other Career Highlights
- 2011 British Open Super Series Doubles Champion
- 2010 U.S. Open Grand Slam Doubles Champion
- 2010 U.S. Open Super Series Doubles Champion
Personal:
Taylor has won more than a dozen Grand Slam titles and been ranked in the top three in the world for the past 14 years. Taylor was driven to be competitive from an early age and it started with battling a rare congenital disease: arthrogryposis. This severely limits Taylor’s range of motion and thus he must use an electric wheelchair to compete against the best in the world. ...Son of Bill Taylor and Sherrie Bieberle…Has two brothers, Jordan and Malik…Earned a master’s degree in Sports Management from Wichita State University in 2007…Volunteer Assistant Coach for Men’s able-bodied tennis team at Wichita State University…Hobbies include koi-carp, and playing with his three dogs Minnie, Mighty and Millie.
