Taylor was born in Jamaica on September 28, 1958. Her breakout performance came at the 1979 Pan Am Games, where she took a bronze in the 100 m and a silver in the 200 m, and set national records of 11.20 and 22.80 respectively. Despite Canada's boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, she dominated post-Olympic competition in the summer of 1980, winning several meets, and finishing second in the 100 m to Marlies Göhr, and third in the 200 m behind Bärbel Wöckel at the final stop in Zürich. She was the 200 m champion at the Liberty Bell Classic (which was an alternate to the boycotted Olympics). She lowered her national records to 11.12 for the 100 m and 22.55 for the 200 m by the end of the 1981 season.
Taylor was the 1982 Commonwealth 100 m champion in 11.00, a Commonwealth record and Games record, and anchored Canada to a gold in the 4 × 400 m relay, holding off Raelene Boyle. She also took a bronze in the 200 m and won a silver as part of the 4 × 100 m relay. Once again she improved upon the Canadian records for 100 m (11.00) and 200 m (22.25),[1] She injured her sciatic nerve in the off-season training for the 1983 season, which troubled her for the rest of her career.
In 1983, she won a bronze in 100m at the World University Games held in Edmonton. She also won silver in the 4 x 100-metre relay. After finishing a disappointing seventh in the 100 metres at the world championships, she opted out of the relay. Taylor won an Olympic silver medal as part of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team in 1984. In 1985, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. She also gave birth to her first child. In 1986, now known as Angella Issajenko, she was again Commonwealth Champion, this time in the 200 metres. She also won a bronze in the 100 m and a silver as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay team.
Issajenko broke the world 50 m record indoors with a 6.06 clocking in Ottawa in 1987. She won a silver medal in 1987 World Indoor Championships in a tight finish with Nelli Cooman, both women were timed in 7.08, but after a photo finish the judges gave the Championship to Cooman, who looked to have crossed the line with her shoulder first. In the summer of 1987, she again broke the national record for 100 m with a time of 10.97 and finished fifth at the World Championships. Between 1979–1987, she was ranked inside the world's top ten in the 100 metres six times, and in the 200 metres three times.[citation needed]
Taylor-Issajenko was a part of the doping regime of George Astaphan, the physician who supplied Ben Johnson with stanazolol.[2] After Issajenko's training partner Johnson tested positive for stanozolol in 1988, she testified in the Dubin Inquiry and gave a detailed account of widespread substance abuse in athletics which included her reading from her diary. She later told her story to writers Martin O'Malley and Karen O'Reilly for her biography Running Risks which was a detailed tell-all of her sprinting experiences and her dealings with performance-enhancing drugs.[citation needed]
Today Issajenko is a single mother of four grown children. As of 2008, she works full-time with learning-disabled grade school students and has returned to track and field as a coach based out of the city of Toronto's track and field center on the York University campus.[3]
Personal bests: 100m – 10.97, 200m – 22.25, 400m – 51.81 .[citation needed]
Achievementsedit
10 Times Canadian National 100 metres Champion 1979–84, 1986–88, 1992
8 Times Canadian National 200 metres Champion 1979–84, 1986–87
Note: In 1987, at the World Indoor Championships, Issajenko ran 7.08sec to win the silver medal behind Dutch Sprinter, Nelli Cooman. Then in 1989, after her admittance of long term drug use at the Dubin inquiry, the IAAF stripped her of this medal and promoted the Bulgarian Anelia Nuneva to the silver medal position and fellow Canadian Angela Bailey to bronze. Note: At the World Cup in 1979 and 1981, Taylor-Issajenko was representing the Americas continent.
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Angella Taylor Issajenko CM nee Taylor born September 28 1958 is a Canadian coach and former sprinter She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984 At the Commonwealth Games she won seven medals including the 100 metres title in Brisbane 1982 and the 200 metres in Edinburgh 1986 Angella Taylor IssajenkoPersonal informationBirth nameAngella TaylorBorn 1958 09 28 September 28 1958 age 65 JamaicaMedal record Women s athleticsRepresenting CanadaOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles 4 100 m relayCommonwealth Games1982 Brisbane 100 metres1982 Brisbane 4 400 metres1982 Brisbane 4 100 metres1982 Brisbane 200 metres1986 Edinburgh 200 metres1986 Edinburgh 4 100 metres1986 Edinburgh 100 metresPan American Games1979 San Juan 200 metres1979 San Juan 100 metresUniversiade1983 Edmonton 4 100 m relay1983 Edmonton 100 metres Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 ReferencesCareer editTaylor was born in Jamaica on September 28 1958 Her breakout performance came at the 1979 Pan Am Games where she took a bronze in the 100 m and a silver in the 200 m and set national records of 11 20 and 22 80 respectively Despite Canada s boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow she dominated post Olympic competition in the summer of 1980 winning several meets and finishing second in the 100 m to Marlies Gohr and third in the 200 m behind Barbel Wockel at the final stop in Zurich She was the 200 m champion at the Liberty Bell Classic which was an alternate to the boycotted Olympics She lowered her national records to 11 12 for the 100 m and 22 55 for the 200 m by the end of the 1981 season Taylor was the 1982 Commonwealth 100 m champion in 11 00 a Commonwealth record and Games record and anchored Canada to a gold in the 4 400 m relay holding off Raelene Boyle She also took a bronze in the 200 m and won a silver as part of the 4 100 m relay Once again she improved upon the Canadian records for 100 m 11 00 and 200 m 22 25 1 She injured her sciatic nerve in the off season training for the 1983 season which troubled her for the rest of her career In 1983 she won a bronze in 100m at the World University Games held in Edmonton She also won silver in the 4 x 100 metre relay After finishing a disappointing seventh in the 100 metres at the world championships she opted out of the relay Taylor won an Olympic silver medal as part of the Canadian 4 100 m relay team in 1984 In 1985 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada She also gave birth to her first child In 1986 now known as Angella Issajenko she was again Commonwealth Champion this time in the 200 metres She also won a bronze in the 100 m and a silver as a member of the 4 100 m relay team Issajenko broke the world 50 m record indoors with a 6 06 clocking in Ottawa in 1987 She won a silver medal in 1987 World Indoor Championships in a tight finish with Nelli Cooman both women were timed in 7 08 but after a photo finish the judges gave the Championship to Cooman who looked to have crossed the line with her shoulder first In the summer of 1987 she again broke the national record for 100 m with a time of 10 97 and finished fifth at the World Championships Between 1979 1987 she was ranked inside the world s top ten in the 100 metres six times and in the 200 metres three times citation needed Taylor Issajenko was a part of the doping regime of George Astaphan the physician who supplied Ben Johnson with stanazolol 2 After Issajenko s training partner Johnson tested positive for stanozolol in 1988 she testified in the Dubin Inquiry and gave a detailed account of widespread substance abuse in athletics which included her reading from her diary She later told her story to writers Martin O Malley and Karen O Reilly for her biography Running Risks which was a detailed tell all of her sprinting experiences and her dealings with performance enhancing drugs citation needed Today Issajenko is a single mother of four grown children As of 2008 she works full time with learning disabled grade school students and has returned to track and field as a coach based out of the city of Toronto s track and field center on the York University campus 3 Personal bests 100m 10 97 200m 22 25 400m 51 81 citation needed Achievements edit10 Times Canadian National 100 metres Champion 1979 84 1986 88 1992 8 Times Canadian National 200 metres Champion 1979 84 1986 87Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Canada1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton Alberta Canada heats 200 m 23 811979 Pan American Games San Juan Puerto Rico 3rd 100 m 11 362nd 200 m 22 74wWorld Cup Montreal Quebec Canada 5th 100 m 11 505th 200m 22 835th 4 100 m 43 991981 World Cup Rome Italy 4th 100m 11 184th 200m 22 674th 4 100 m 43 061982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane Australia 1st 100m 11 003rd 200 m 22 48w2nd 4 100 m 43 661st 4 400 m 3 27 701983 Summer Universiade Edmonton Alberta Canada 3rd 100 m 11 174th 200m 22 812nd 4 100 m 43 211983 World Championships Helsinki Finland 7th 100 m 11 301984 Olympic Games Los Angeles California United States 8th 100 m 11 622nd 4 100 m 42 771986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Scotland 3rd 100 m 11 211st 200 m 22 912nd 4 100 m 43 831987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis Indiana United States DISQ 60 m DISQWorld Championships Rome Italy 5th 100 m 11 096th 4 100 m 43 261988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea quarter final 100 m 11 27semi final 4 100 m 43 82Note In 1987 at the World Indoor Championships Issajenko ran 7 08sec to win the silver medal behind Dutch Sprinter Nelli Cooman Then in 1989 after her admittance of long term drug use at the Dubin inquiry the IAAF stripped her of this medal and promoted the Bulgarian Anelia Nuneva to the silver medal position and fellow Canadian Angela Bailey to bronze Note At the World Cup in 1979 and 1981 Taylor Issajenko was representing the Americas continent See also editList of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offencesReferences editAngella Taylor Issajenko at World Athletics nbsp Angella Taylor Issajenko Sports Reference com Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved January 3 2014 Janofsky Michael 1989 05 25 Doctor Says That He Treated Johnson With Steroids for 5 Years New York Times Retrieved 2007 01 01 https www thestar com Sports article 504755 Ben Johnson scandal still haunts track world Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angella Taylor Issajenko amp oldid 1217323687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
