Sidney Robinson (athlete)

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for a Mixed team
Gold	1900 Paris	5000 metres team race
Men's athletics
Competitor for United Kingdom
Silver	1900 Paris	2500 metres steeplechase
Bronze	1900 Paris	4000 metres steeplechase

Sidney John Robinson (1 August 1876 – 3 February 1959) was an early twentieth century English middle-distance athlete who specialised in the steeplechase.

He participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris for the United Kingdom and won three medals, the silver medal in the 2500 metre event beating the Frenchman Jacques Chastanié to second place and a bronze medal in the 4000 metres steeplechase. He also won the gold medal in the 5000 metres team race as part of a mixed team with Charles Bennett, John Rimmer, Alfred Tysoe and Stan Rowley.

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v t e Olympic champions in men's team race

5000 metre team	1900: Great Britain/Australia Charles Bennett John Rimmer Sidney Robinson Alfred Tysoe Stan Rowley

4 mile team	1904: United States Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson

3 mile team	1908: Great Britain Joe Deakin Archie Robertson William Coales

3000 metre team	1912: United States Tell Berna Norman Taber George Bonhag Abel Kiviat Louis Scott 1920: United States Horace Brown Arlie Schardt Ivan Dresser 1924: Finland Paavo Nurmi Ville Ritola Elias Katz

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Sidney
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	1 August 1876
Place of birth
Date of death	3 February 1959
Place of death

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