Melinda Gainsford-Taylor

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor

AM

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor in 2000
Personal information
Born	(1971-10-01) 1 October 1971 (age 53)[1] Narromine, New South Wales, Australia
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (10 st 8 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Women's 100m & 200m 4 x 100m & 400m relays
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Australia World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4 x 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 1995 Barcelona 200 m 1993 Toronto 200 m Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 4 x 100 m relay 1994 Victoria 200 m
Updated on 9 February 2014

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor AM (born 1 October 1971 in Narromine, New South Wales) is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events.

In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m. During her career she also won international medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She is the cousin of Australian Olympic backstroke swimmer Josh Watson who won silver in the Men's 4 × 100-metre medley relay at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.