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'''John Yate Robinson''' (6 August 1885 — 23 August 1916)<ref name="MCreg">{{cite book|editor1-last=Levens|editor1-first=R.G.C.|title=Merton College Register 1900-1964|date=1964|publisher=Basil Blackwell|location=Oxford|page=49}}</ref> was a [[field hockey]] player, who won a gold medal with the [[England|English]] team at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref name="John Robinson">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/john-robinson-1.html |title=John Robinson |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref><ref name="Rad">{{cite web|title=John Yate Robinson|url=http://www.radleyarchives.co.uk/people/7764-john-yate-robinson|website=Radley College Archives|publisher=Radley College|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
'''John Yate Robinson''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (6 August 1885 – 23 August 1916)<ref name="MCreg">{{cite book|editor1-last=Levens|editor1-first=R.G.C.|title=Merton College Register 1900–1964|date=1964|publisher=Basil Blackwell|location=Oxford|page=49}}</ref> was a [[field hockey]] player, who won a gold medal with the [[England|English]] team at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref name="John Robinson">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/john-robinson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042209/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/john-robinson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=John Robinson |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref><ref name="Rad">{{cite web|title=John Yate Robinson|url=http://www.radleyarchives.co.uk/people/7764-john-yate-robinson|website=Radley College Archives|publisher=Radley College|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>


He was educated at [[Radley College]]<ref name=Rad /> and [[Merton College, Oxford]], where he was awarded his MA in 1912.<ref name=MCreg /> He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it.
Son of clergyman the Reverend Edward Cecil Robinson and his wife Edith Isabella,<ref name="cwgc">{{cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/364053/robinson-john-yate/|title=Casualty|website=CWGC.org|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> he was educated at [[Radley College]]<ref name=Rad /> and [[Merton College, Oxford]], where he was awarded his MA in 1912.<ref name=MCreg /> He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18851 |title=John Yate Robinson |work=Olympedia |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>


He became a Captain in the [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] in 1914, and served at [[Gallipoli]] and in [[Mesopotamia]]. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name=MCreg />
He became a captain in the [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] in 1914, and served at [[Gallipoli]] and in [[Mesopotamia]]. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name=MCreg />


He died at [[Roehampton]], from wounds he had received in action at [[El Hannah]] in Mesopotamia.<ref name=MCreg /><ref name=Rad /><ref name="WWI">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
He died aged 31 at [[Roehampton]], from wounds he had received in action at [[El Hannah]] in Mesopotamia.<ref name=MCreg /><ref name=Rad /><ref name="WWI">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> He was buried at Great Malvern Cemetery, [[Worcestershire]].<ref name="cwgc"/>


==See also==
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==References==
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==Notes==
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*''Radley College Register 1847-1962'', 1965.
*''Radley College Register 1847–1962'', 1965.

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Revision as of 14:56, 13 May 2024

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
( England)
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition

John Yate Robinson MC (6 August 1885 – 23 August 1916)[1] was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2][3]

Son of clergyman the Reverend Edward Cecil Robinson and his wife Edith Isabella,[4] he was educated at Radley College[3] and Merton College, Oxford, where he was awarded his MA in 1912.[1] He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it.[5]

He became a captain in the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914, and served at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross.[1]

He died aged 31 at Roehampton, from wounds he had received in action at El Hannah in Mesopotamia.[1][3][6] He was buried at Great Malvern Cemetery, Worcestershire.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 49.
  2. ^ "John Robinson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "John Yate Robinson". Radley College Archives. Radley College. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Casualty". CWGC.org. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  5. ^ "John Yate Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

External links

Notes

  • Radley College Register 1847–1962, 1965.


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