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Robert Robb

Robert Robb

British athlete

Robert Robb (20 February 1882 – 23 October 1941) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

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In the 400 metres, Robb lost his preliminary heat with a time of 52.5 seconds to winner Ned Merriam's 52.2 seconds. Robb did not advance to the semifinals.

He competed for a Belfast-based athletic club and was runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1908.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Robert Robb". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    R. C. Robb. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2006.


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