George Stuart Robertson
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Sir George Stuart Robertson , KC , FSA (born May 25, 1872 in London , † January 29, 1967 in London ) was a British athlete and tennis player from England . He graduated from Oxford University . In 1896 he took part in the 1st modern Olympic Games .
Athletic career
Robertson won hammer throwing from 1893 to 1895 in the competition between the rival universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as several other competitions. Since the discipline was not Olympic in 1896, he took part in the discus throw, where he was fourth with a distance of 25.20 m. In the shot put he was more successful with a distance of 9.95 m and his fourth place. The sources differ in width and placement; some sources even consider participation in the shot put unlikely.
His participation in the tennis tournament is considered guaranteed . In the singles he was beaten in the first round by Konstantinos Paspatis from Greece and was eliminated. In doubles he came third with his Australian partner Edwin "Teddy" Flack . In the first round, the two had a bye and thus came automatically to the semifinals, where they then lost to Dionysios Kasdaglis from Egypt and Dimitrios Petrokokkinos from Greece, the later silver medalist.
During the closing ceremony, he performed a self-composed ode based on an ancient model in ancient Greek . King George I was so enthusiastic about it that he spontaneously honored Robertson with a branch of laurel . Although an enthusiastic Olympian himself, Robertson made negative comments about the games in 1901, saying that he had helped to bring about the war with the Ottoman Empire .
Later work
Robertson was also successful after his time as an athlete. In 1899 he was admitted to the bar at Oxford. He wrote various books and was appointed to the General Council of the Bar in 1907. In 1912 he became Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies . In 1923 he got the rank of Industrial Assurance Commissioner , a post he held until 1937, the end of his public life.
In 1928 he was knighted . The last British participant in the first Olympic Games died at the age of 94.
Web links
- George Stuart Robertson in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Robertson, George Stuart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete and tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1967 |
| Place of death | London , England , UK |