Know more about the most decorated black American Winter Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor, her biography, age, family, father, mother, husband, son, height, net worth
Unfortunately, she could not make it to the US softball team, and on her parents’ suggestion, she shifted to bobsledding.
Elana Meyers Taylor Biography, Age, Height, Father, Mother, Parents, Son, Husband, Net Worth
Name – Elana Meyers Taylor
Nickname – Elana Meyers
Profession – bobsledder
Famous For – bobsledder
Marital Status – married
Husband Name – Nicholas Taylor
Height – 5’8″
Weight – 175 lbs.
DOB – 10/10/1984
Birthplace – Oceanside, Calif.
Hometown – Douglasville, Ga.
Who Is Elana Meyers?
Elana Alessandra Meyers was born on October 10, 1984, in Oceanside, California. Meyers is an American bobsledder, who participated in Olympic Games and World Champions since 2007.
Elana Meyers’s Early Life And Parents
Meyers Taylor was born in California’s ocean side and was raised in Douglasville, Georgia. Elana’s father was a professional football player and thus, she started playing softball from a very early age. She completed her graduation from George Washington University. During her graduation days, she was part of the University’s softball team.
Her father Eddie Meyers played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons while mother Janet Meyers played softball for high school and was a cheerleader as well but failed to get a chance to go to college.
Elana Meyer’s Husband/ Relationship And Son
Meyers Taylor is married to coach and her fellow Olympic bobsledder Nic Taylor in April 2014.
During the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, she became a mother to a son, the couple named him Nico. But unfortunately, Nico was born with Down syndrome.
Elana Meyers’s Professional Career, Medals, Records, Achievements, Net Worth
Meyers Taylor clinched the silver during the bobsled two-woman event along with Shauna Rohbock at the 2009 FIBT World Championships which was held in Lake Placid in New York.
In 2010, Elana was included in the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics which was to start on January 16, 2010.
Meyers along with Erin Pac on February 24, 2010, clinched the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Elana Meyers Taylor achieved a grant from the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) Travel and Training Fund in the year 2010, and another one in 2013. She further served on the WSF advisory board and sooner started to serve as their president in 2019.
Meyers Taylor and brake-woman Katie Eberling were also named at the second position at the 2013 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
Meyers Taylor along with Lauryn Williams clinched the silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on February 19.
Meyers Taylor and pusher Lauren Gibbs in February 2018 at the Winter Olympics secured a silver medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event.
During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she was chosen as the flag bearer for team U.S and, also clinched the historic bronze with Sylvia Hoffman. She is the most decorated black Winter Olympian with five medals to her name.
Her net worth stands at $1.7 million.