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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 name	William Walker Robinson
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1870-06-23)23 June 1870 Airdrie, Scotland
Died	4 July 1940(1940-07-04) (aged 70) Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London 200 m breaststroke

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

External links

• William Robinson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• William Walker Robinson – Olympic athlete profile at British Olympic Association

На других языках

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- [en] William Robinson (swimmer)

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[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.

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[it] William Robinson (nuotatore)

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

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[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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