Donald Robertson

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Donald Robertson ( Donald McNab Robertson; born October 7, 1905 in Glasgow , † June 14, 1949 ibid) was a British marathon runner .

In 1930 he was ninth in the English Championship in 2:55:56 h on his debut. In 1932 he was with his personal best of 2:34:33 h English champion, but could not take part in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles due to financial difficulties .

After defending the English Championship in 1933 and 1934, he won silver for Scotland at the British Empire Games in London in 1934 . In 1936 he won his fourth English championship title in 2:35:03 h and was seventh at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 2:37:07 .

In 1937 he was again English champion and sixth in the French championship in 2:37:20. The following year he was fourth at the British Empire Games in Sydney in 1938 and Northumberland champions. In 1939 the sixth English championship title followed in 2:35:37.

In 1946 he became the first Scottish champion and English runner-up. The following year he defended the Scottish title and finished third in the English Championship.

He died of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 43 .

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SURNAME Robertson, Donald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robertson, Donald McNab (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1949
Place of death Glasgow