Angella Taylor-Issajenko

Angella Taylor Issajenko ( born September 28, 1958 in Jamaica, maiden name Taylor) is a former Canadian sprinter.

In the Commonwealth Games 1982 in Brisbane, she won the gold medal in the 100 -meter run before Merlene Ottey (JAM ) and Colleen Pekin (AUS) and the bronze medal in the 200 -meter run behind Merlene Ottey and Kathy Smallwood - Cook ( GBR). In the Commonwealth Games 1986, she won the bronze medal over 100 m behind the British women Heather Oakes ( gold) and Paula Dunn ( silver). In the 200 - meter race she won the gold medal ahead of Kathy Smallwood and Sandra Whittaker ( GBR).

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won silver with teammates Angela Bailey, Marita Payne and France Gareau in the 4 x 100 - meter relay.

In the media outside the sport, she was known as her training partner Ben Johnson tested positive for steroids in 1988 and she gave detailed information about the administered substances in sport then. Your fifth place on 100 m at the World Athletics Championships 1987 in Rome was consequently canceled.

After she retired from the competitive sports.