Robert Robb Explained

Robert Robb (20 February 1882  - 23 October 1941) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

In the 400 metres, Robb lost his preliminary heat with a time of 52.5 seconds to winner Ned Merriam's 52.2 seconds. Robb did not advance to the semifinals.

He competed for a Belfast-based athletic club and was runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1908.^[2]

Sources

• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 25 July 2006.
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 25 July 2006. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Robb . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629215533/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/r-c-robb-1.html R. C. Robb