Robert Robb
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | 20 February 1882 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 23 October 1941 (aged 59) Claygate, Surrey, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400m/440y |
| Club | Cliftonville AC |
Robert Campbell Robb (20 February 1882 – 23 October 1941) was a Northern Irish athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Robb was nicknamed Bertie and was the son of a prominent Belfast merchant Kirker Robb. He competed for the Belfast-based athletic club Cliftonville AC[2] and was runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1907 and 1908.[3]
He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. 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.[1]
Robb and his brother Victor founded a car engineering company and Robert took out an aviator's licence in 1916. His brother Victor died of sepsis after being shot during World War I.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Robert Robb". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ↑ "Glentoran Athletic Club". Belfast News-Letter. 11 June 1906. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ R. C. Robb. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
Sources
[edit]- 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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2006.
