Robin Johnstone
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's rowing | ||
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1920 Antwerp | Eight |
Robin Talbot Johnstone (6 August 1901 – 20 February 1976) was a British rowing cox who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
Johnstone was born at Ipswich, Suffolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge University. He coxed Cambridge in The Boat Race in 1920. He also coxed the British boat that won the silver medal in the men's eight at the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp.[2][3]
Johnstone was later a flyer with Hanworth Club.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robin Johnstone". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Olympic profile – R T Johnstone Archived 1 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robin Johnstone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "The Royal Aero Club - official notices to members". Flight. 24 October 1930. p. 1159. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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