Sidney Robinson (athlete)
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| Born | 1 August 1876 Denton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 February 1959 (aged 84) Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance running / steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northampton Cycling & Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sidney John Robinson (1 August 1876 in Denton, Northamptonshire – 3 February 1959 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire) was an early twentieth century English middle-distance athlete who specialised in the steeplechase.[1]
Biography
[edit]Robinson became the British 10 miles champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1898 AAA Championships.[2]
His success continued as he won both the 10 miles and steeplechase titles at the at the 1900 AAA Championships.[3]
Shortly afterwards, Robinson participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris for the United Kingdom and won three medals, the silver medal in the 2500 metre event beating the Frenchman Jacques Chastanié to second place and a bronze medal in the 4000 metres steeplechase. He also won the gold medal in the 5000 metres team race as part of a mixed team with Charles Bennett, John Rimmer, Alfred Tysoe and Stan Rowley.
Robinson went on to win further AAA Championships over the steepechase in 1901[4] and 1903.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sidney Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Championships". Sporting Life. 4 July 1898. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 8 July 1901. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Leeds Mercury. 6 July 1903. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
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- 1876 births
- 1959 deaths
- English male middle-distance runners
- British male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- English Olympic medallists
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- English male steeplechase runners
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- International Cross Country Championships winners
- People from Northamptonshire (before 1974)