William Robinson (swimmer)
William Walker Robinson (23 June 1870 – 4 July 1940) was a Scottish-born competition swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Robinson swam in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, and came second for the silver medal with a time of 3:12.8.[1] He was 38 years old at the time of the 1908 Olympics, and was the oldest swimmer to win a medal in Olympic history for 100 years, until the 41-year-old American Dara Torres won three silver medals at the 2008 Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | William Walker Robinson | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 June 1870 Airdrie, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died | 4 July 1940 (aged 70) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- Emily Brandon, "Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine," U.S. News & World Report (13 August 2008). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
External links
- William Robinson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- William Walker Robinson – Olympic athlete profile at British Olympic Association
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