Lawson Robertson

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Bronze	1904 St. Louis	Standing high jump

Lawson N. Robertson (September 24, 1883 - January 22, 1951) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 100 meters, Robertson won his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he lost a close race to countryman Nathaniel Cartmell, both clocking at 11.2 seconds and Cartmell winning by about a foot. The loss to Cartmell eliminated Robertson from advancing to the final.

On the same day as his semifinal loss in the 100 meters, Robertson was eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a second place finish in his heat. His time was 23.0 seconds, 0.2 slower than the winner's.

[edit] References

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
• De Wael, Herman (2001). Athletics 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 20 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 20 July 2006. (Polish)

Persondata
NAME	Robertson, Lawson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	24 September 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	22 January 1951
PLACE OF DEATH