Olympic gold medalist Angelo Taylor honored

Olympic gold medalist and DeKalb County native Angelo Taylor will be honored this morning at the county commission meeting.

The former Southwest DeKalb and Georgia Tech star is scheduled to receive a proclamation from CEO Vernon Jones and commissioners during their regular meeting at the Maloof administration building in Decatur.

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Associated Press

The United States’, from left, Kerron Clement, silver, Bershawn Jackson, bronze, and Angelo Taylor, gold, celebrate after the men’s 400-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008.

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Taylor captured two gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, winning the 400-meter hurdles and running a leg of the winning 4x400 relay team.