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Robert Lindsay (athlete)

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Robert Lindsay
British relay team at the 1920 Olympics, Lindsay is 2nd right
Personal information
Born18 April 1890
Wandsworth, London
Died21 October 1958 (aged 68)
Battersea, London
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubBlackheath Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)220 yd – 22.8 (1914)
440 yd – 50.4 (1921)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 4×400 m relay

Robert Alexander Lindsay (18 April 1890 – 21 October 1958) was a British sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

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At the 1920 Olympic Games, he reached the quarterfinals of 400 metres and ran the second leg in the British 4 × 400 metres relay team, which won the gold medal.

The following year, Lindsay became the national 440 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1921 AAA Championships[4][5][6] beating the Olympic champion Bevil Rudd.[1]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Lindsay (athlete).
  1. ^ a b Robert Lindsay. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Robert Lindsay. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Robert Lindsay". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.


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