Tom Robinson (sprinter)
.png) Robinson in 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Augustus Robinson |
| Born | 18 March 1937 Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Died | 25 November 2012 (aged 75) Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Sprinting |
Thomas Augustus Robinson, MBE, (18 March 1937 – 25 November 2012) was a track and field athlete from The Bahamas, who competed in the sprint events. He was born in Nassau, New Providence. Thomas Robinson Stadium, built in 1981 in the Bahamian capital of Nassau, is named after him.[1]
Biography
[edit]Robinson represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956, where as an 18-year-old, he competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres but did not advance beyond the first round in either event. Four years later in Rome at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Robinson reached the semi-finals in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres; he reached the 100 metres final at the 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Robinson was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the 4 × 100 metres relay, where they were disqualified before the finals.[2]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, he won gold in the 200-yards dash and silver in the 100-yards dash. He again won silver in the 100 yards in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He claimed a gold medal at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Robinson was a contributor on the University of Michigan track team from 1958 to 1961, winning multiple team and individual Big Ten Conference championships during his tenure. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985.
Robinson died on November 25, 2012.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Alpheus Finlayson (28 July 2009). "Tribute to Thomas Augustus (Tommy) Robinson". General News. IAAF. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Tom Robinson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Tom Robinson, four-time Olympic sprinter for the Bahamas, dies at 74". Canada.com. AP. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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[edit]Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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- 1937 births
- 2012 deaths
- Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
- Bahamian male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for the Bahamas
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Bahamas
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Bahamas
- Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics