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Tommy Robinson (sprinter)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Thomas Augustus Robinson 18 March 1937 |
| Died | 25 November 2012 (aged 75) Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Sprinting |
Thomas Augustus "Tommy" "Tom" "Gus" Robinson, MBE, (18 March 1937 – 25 November 2012) was a track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competed in the sprint events. Robinson represented his country at four Olympics from 1956-1968. He won gold in the 200 yards and silver in the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He also won silver in the 100 yards in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He claimed a gold medal at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985. He was inducted into the national hall of fame in 1989. The Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, built in 1981 in is named in his honour.
Early life and education
[edit]Robinson was the born in Nassau, Bahamas. He was the son of Cyril and Willasy Robinson of Hawkins Hill. He attended St John's College, graduating in 1953.[1]
He then attended the University of Michigan where he competed for Wolverines. Robinson ran for the University of Michigan track team from 1958 to 1961, winning multiple team and individual Big Ten Conference championships during his tenure.
Career
[edit]Robinson represented his country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956, where as an 18-year-old, he competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres but did not advance beyond the first round in either event.
Four years later in Rome at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Robinson reached the semi-finals in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He reached the 100 metres final at the 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Robinson was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the 4×100 m relay. The team set a national record of 39.45 s in the early rounds.[2] The team were disqualified, however, before reaching the finals.[3][4]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, he won gold in the 220 yards dash[5] and silver in the 100-yards dash.[3][5] He again won silver in the 100 yards in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3] He also won a gold medal at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Robinson won the silver in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, where he again finished second to long time rival, the Canadian Harry Jerome.[5][3][6] Robinson also competed at the Pan American Games in Winnepeg in 1967.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 1981, the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, was named in his honour.[7] He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985 and his country's national sports hall of fame in 1989.[8][9]
In 1993, Robinson was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[10]
Death
[edit]Robinson died on 25 November 2012[8][11] at the Princess Margaret Hospital after a battle with cancer.[1] He was 74.[1]
International competitions
[edit]1Did not start in the quarterfinals
2Disqualified in the semifinals
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Thomas Robinson remembered as "Sir Tommy"". Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Finlayson, Alpheus (9 January 2014). "Winston Cooper, A True Bahamian Track & Field Legend". Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
In 1968 Cooper became the Head Coach of the Bahamas' Track & Field team that participated in the Mexico City Olympic Games. At those Games The 4x100m relay team of Norris Stubbs, Bernard Nottage, Kevin Johnson, and Tommy Robinson set a new Bahamian national record of 39.45sec that would last for a quarter of a century.
- ^ a b c d e Rimstead, Paul (8 August 1966). "Vancouver sprinter sweats out 42-minute decision". The Globe and Mail. p. 16. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Tom Robinson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tommy Robinson Runs on Borrowed Time". The Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Press. 11 July 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Farrell, Alexander (11 July 1967). "Tommy Robinson To Rival Jerome In Pan-Am Games". Standard-Freeholder. Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Alpheus Finlayson (28 July 2009). "Tribute to Thomas Augustus (Tommy) Robinson". General News. IAAF. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ a b "Thomas Robinson, 'Father' Of Track And Field, Passes Away". www.bahamaslocal.com. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2025 – via Nassau Guardian.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (14 November 2018). "Eleven to be inducted in National Sports Hall of Fame". Tribune newspaper. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours (Bahamas)". The Gazette (53336). London: 47. 11 June 1993.
- ^ "Tom Robinson, four-time Olympic sprinter for the Bahamas, dies at 74". Canada.com. AP. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External links
[edit]Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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