Nathan Taylor (born January 31, 1983) is a Canadian former athlete who competed as a sprinter.

[1][2] A native of Courtenay, British Columbia, Taylor was a junior "A" ice hockey winger for the Powell River Kings in his youth and only took up sprinting as a means of keeping up his fitness during the summer.

[1] Taylor, a Canadian junior champion in the 100 metres, secured a scholarship to the University of Michigan.

[3] In 2001 he won the 100 metres at the Canada Games, setting a record time in the event of 10.38 seconds.

[4] Taylor was a member of the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.