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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.[1] Robinson swam in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, and came second for the silver medal with a time of 3:12.8.[2] 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.[3]

William Robinson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Walker Robinson
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1870-06-23)23 June 1870
Airdrie, Scotland
Died4 July 1940(1940-07-04) (aged 70)
Liverpool, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
1908 London 200 m breaststroke

See also



References


  1. "William Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.




На других языках


- [en] William Robinson (swimmer)

[fr] William Robinson (natation)

William Walker Robinson, né le 23 juin 1870 à Airdrie et mort le 4 juillet 1940 à Liverpool, est un nageur britannique.

[it] William Robinson (nuotatore)

William Walker Robinson (Airdrie, 23 giugno 1870 – Liverpool, 4 luglio 1940) è stato un nuotatore britannico.

[ru] Робинсон, Уильям Уокер

Уильям Уокер Робинсон (англ. William Walker Robinson; 23 июня 1870 (1870-06-23) — 4 июля 1940) — британский пловец, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1908 года.



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