Robert_Emery_(athlete)

Robert Emery (athlete)

Robert Emery (athlete)

American sprinter

Robert Simpson Emery (August 12, 1898 – January 6, 1934) was an American sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Personal life

Emery was a member of the Chicago Athletic Association[1] and he attended the University of Illinois,[1][3] becoming captain in varsity track in 1920.[4]

Emery was a Jehovah's Witness, serving at their Brooklyn branch.[5][6][7] He was a convention aide at the 1928 I.B.S.A. general convention in Detroit, Michigan,[8] and secretary and treasurer of The Golden Age until his death in 1934.[9][10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Robert Emery". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Emery Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Haake, Harry G., ed. (1918). The Illio MCMXIX (PDF). Vol. 1919. Champaign, Illinois: Twin City Printing Company. pp. 290, 388.
  4. [4]
    Naylor, Ralph E., ed. (1921). The Illio (PDF). Vol. 1922. pp. 313–4.
  5. [5]
    "1925 New York Bethel". New York State Census, 1925. Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. p. 23, line 48.
  6. [6]
    "1930 New York Bethel". United States Census, 1930. Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York, United States. enumeration district (ED) 905, sheet 4A, line 9.
  7. [7]
    "Robert Emery". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2024. In 1930 he was working as a clerk at a publishing house in Brooklyn.
  8. [8]
    "Some of the Convention Aides". The Messenger. Detroit, Michigan: International Bible Students Association. July 31, 1928. p. 2.
  9. [9]
    "Contents". The Golden Age. Vol. XV, no. 373. Brooklyn, New York: Golden Age Publishing Company, Inc. January 3, 1934. p. 194.
  10. [10]
    "Contents". The Golden Age. Vol. XV, no. 374. Brooklyn, New York: Golden Age Publishing Company, Inc. January 17, 1934. p. 226.
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