Lawson Robertson

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Bronze 1904 St. Louis Standing high jump
1906 Intercalated Games
Silver 1906 Athens Standing high jump
Bronze 1906 Athens Standing long jump

Lawson N. Robertson (September 24, 1883 – January 22, 1951) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, at the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In 1904 he won the bronze medal in the standing high jump competition. In the 100 metres event he finished sixth. He also participated in the 60 metres competition where he was eliminated in the first round.

Two years later at the Intercalated Games he won the silver medal in the standing high jump event and the bronze medal in the standing long jump competition. In the 100 metres event he finished fifth and in the pentathlon contest he finished sixth. He also participated in the 400 metres competition but did not start in the repechage.

In the 100 metres competition at the 1908 Olympics, 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 metres with a second place finish in his heat. His time was 23.0 seconds, 0.2 slower than the winner's. He also participated again in the standing high jump competition but his result is unknown.

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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
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