Sidney
John
Robinson
Born in Denton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Robinson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
[location unknown]
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| Created 15 Jun 2020
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Biography
Sidney represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games
Sidney Robinson was born in Northamptonshire, England.
Sidney John Robinson was a British athlete who competed in the sport of athletics at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. He came second place in the 2,500 metres steeplechase, third place in the 4,000 metres steeplechase, and won the 5,000 metre team race (competing for a mixed team).
He was born in 1876 in Denton, Northamptonshire. He was the son of William Robinson, carpenter, and Rebecca Tarry.[1][2]
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [insert date]), database entry for ROBINSON, SIDNEY JOHN. Mother's maiden name: TARRY.GRO Reference: 1876 S Quarter in HARDINGSTONE Volume 03B Page 37.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:42ZJ-PW2 : 2 May 2019), Sidney J Robinson, Denton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- Wikipedia: Sidney Robinson (athlete)
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