9-487: Arthur Robertson may refer to: Arthur Robertson (athlete) (1879–1957), Scottish distance runner Arthur G. Robertson (1879–?), British water polo player Arthur Robertson (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Arthur Scott Robertson (1911–2000), fiddle player from Shetland Arthur Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1894-1937) Former Aberdeen footballer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
18-634: A concrete cycle track in Stockholm. He retired from athletics after 1909 season and returned to cycling. Later, together with his brother, he ran a sports shop in Peterborough , and then passed it over to his son. Robertson finished second behind Eddie Owen (1 mile) and Emil Voigt (4 miles) at the 1909 AAA Championships . Robertson was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame in 2004. In January 2010,
27-525: A new J D Wetherspoon pub in Perry Barr , Birmingham (close to Perry Barr Stadium , the former home of Birchfield Harriers) was named 'The Arthur Robertson' in his honour. Eddie Owen (runner) Edward Owen (6 November 1886 – 24 September 1949) was a British athlete who competed mainly in long-distance races . Owen competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics , held in London, in
36-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arthur Robertson (athlete) Arthur James Robertson (19 April 1879 – 18 April 1957) was a British runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He won the gold medal in the 3-mile team race and a silver in the steeplechase . Robertson born in Sheffield, was the son of a Glasgow doctor and
45-565: The 4 mile race at the AAA Championships earned him a place at the Olympics. At the Olympics, Robertson won easily in the first round of the 3200 metres steeplechase , finishing in 11:10.0. In the final, he trailed for most of the race. At the bell, he passed one of the two then-leaders, American John Eisele . Robertson was not quite able to catch the other leader, however, and trailed fellow Briton Arthur Russell by two yards at
54-863: The 5 miles, where he won the silver medal. In the 1912 Summer Olympics he was able to win the bronze medal in the 3000 m team event. Born in Manchester , he ran for Salford Harriers and Manchester Athletic Club during his career. He twice won at the AAA Championships at the 1909 AAA Championships and 1912 AAA Championships . He served with the Irish Guards regiment during World War I . After working at Belle Vue Stadium , he went on to manage Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium (another greyhound track) in Bexley . He died in Woolwich . This article about an Olympic medallist in athletics of
63-480: The finish. His final time was 10:48.4. At the same Olympics he won gold as a member of the 3-man 3 mile team race; the first Olympic gold won by a Scottish and Birchfield athlete. He also participated in the five miles event and finished fifth. His brother David was a member of the British cycling team at the same olympics. On 13 September 1908 Robertson set a world record at 15:01.2 over 5,000 metres, running on
72-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Robertson&oldid=1150547130 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
81-476: Was educated at Kelvinside Academy , Glasgow, before moving to King's School, Peterborough at the age of 14. A brilliant all-round sportsman, he initially concentrated on cycling and only took up serious athletics at the age of 25, after a cycling injury. In 1906, he joined Birchfield Harriers . In March 1908 he won both the English and International Cross-Country Championships and a second-place finish in
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