Robert Lindsay (athlete)
![]() British relay team at the 1920 Olympics, Lindsay is 2nd right | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | 18 April 1890 Wandsworth, London, UK | ||||||||||
Died | 21 October 1958 (aged 68) Battersea, London, UK | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||
Club | Blackheath Harriers | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 220 yd – 22.8 (1914) 440 yd – 50.4 (1921)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Alexander Lindsay (18 April 1890 – 21 October 1958) was a British sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He reached the quarterfinals of 400 m and ran the second leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal. Next year he won the British AAA 440 yd (400 m) title, beating the Olympic champion Bevil Rudd.[1]
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- ^ Robert Lindsay. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Robert Lindsay". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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