| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 7 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:27.14 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 6:10.62 |
| 2 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 6:19.01 |
| 3 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 7:18.31 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:40.21 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2012 | Munich, GER | 6:40.21 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:26.16 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2011 | Hamburg, GER | 6:24.57 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2010 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:21.98 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2009 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:22.71 |
| 1 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2009 | Munich, GER | 6:36.24 |
| 2 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:24.32 |
| 2 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:24.32 |
| 2 | Lightweight Double Sculls | 2010 | Munich, GER | 6:27.60 |
Hobbies
Golf. (petertaylornz.com, 2012)
Education
Commerce - Victoria University/Auckland University
Club name
Auckland Rowing Club, Auckland, NZL
Coach
Calvin Ferguson (Sportzhub.com, 02 Mar 2012)
Injuries
He broke his cheekbone in December 2010 when he fell a bike. He later found out that he also suffered a stress fracture in his rib in the accident. (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Jan 2011; stuff.co.nz, 09 Nov 2010)
He underwent wrist surgery in 2010 to fix a problem he had with his tendons that were inflamed. He was back in the boat five-days after the surgery. (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Jan 2011; stuff.co.nz, 09 Nov 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up rowing at age 13 while studying at Wellington College. (Horleys.com, 30 Aug 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
"My older brother Simon was into the sport and they needed a cox. I was small and I was dragged to training and loved the sport." (Odt.co.nz, 30 Oct 2010)
General
DIET
Rowing in a lightweight double scull means that his weight needs to remain under 70kg on a race day- 140kg or less for both rowers. "I'm not generating the same output or burning the same calories, so it means cutting back. There's no chocolate pudding at the moment." (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Jan 2011; worldrowing.com, 20 Feb 2012)
UNOFFICIAL RECORD
During the New Zealand National Rowing Championships he beat the world record time but it was not officially recognised as a world record as it was not done at a World Rowing event. (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Jan 2011; worldrowing.com, 20 Feb 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
