John Derbyshire (swimmer)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Water polo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1900 Paris | Team competition | |
| Men's Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1908 London | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||
| Bronze | 1906 Athens | 4×250 m freestyle relay | |
John Henry "Rob" Derbyshire (born November 29, 1878 - died July 30, 1938) was a British freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
In the 1900 Olympics he was a member of gold medal winning British water polo team.
Six years later at Athens he won a bronze medal as a member of British 4x250 metre freestyle relay team and also competed in the 100 metre freestyle and 400 metre freestyle events.
Two years later at London he won a gold medal as a member of British 4x200 metre freestyle relay team and was second in his heat of 100 metre freestyle and did not advance.
Four years later at Stockholm he was third in his heat of 100 metre freestyle and did not advance.
