Tom Robinson (Bahamas)

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Tom Robinson (athlete)
Robinson in 1960
Medal record
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Competitor for Bahamas
Gold 1958 Cardiff 220 yards
Silver 1958 Cardiff 100 yards
Silver 1962 Perth 100 yards
Silver 1966 Kingston 100 yards
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold 1962 Kingston 100 metres
Tom Robinson (Thomas Augustus Robinson; born March 16, 1938 in Nassau, New Providence) was a retired track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competed in the sprint events.

Robinson represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956.

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, he won gold in the 200 yards dash and silver in the 100 yards dash. He again won silver in the 100 yards in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

He claimed a gold medal at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games. The Thomas Robinson Stadium (9,100 seats) in the Bahamian capital Nassau was named after him. Robinson was a contributor on the University of Michigan track team from 1958 to 1961, winning multiple team and individual Big 10 championships during his tenure. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985.

Robinson passed away on November 25, 2012.

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[show]v t e Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m

1930 – 1966: 220 yards 1970 – present: 200 metres

1930: Stanley Engelhart (ENG) 1934: Arthur Sweeney (ENG) 1938: Cyril Holmes (ENG) 1950: John Treloar (AUS) 1954: Don Jowett (NZL) 1958: Tom Robinson (BAH) 1962: Seraphino Antao (KEN) 1966: Stanley Allotey (GHA) 1970 – 1974: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1978: Allan Wells (SCO) 1982: Mike McFarlane (ENG) and Allan Wells (SCO) 1986: Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 1990: Marcus Adam (ENG) 1994: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 1998: Julian Golding (ENG) 2002: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 2006: Omar Brown (JAM) 2010: Leon Baptiste (ENG)

[show]v t e Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's 100 m

1926: Mariano Aguilar (MEX) 1930: Alberto Torriento (CUB) 1935: Conrado Rodríguez (CUB) 1938: Jennings Blackett (PAN) 1946 – 1954: Rafael Fortún (CUB) 1959: Manuel Rivera (PUR) 1962: Tom Robinson (BAH) 1966: Enrique Figuerola (CUB) 1970: Pablo Montes (CUB) 1974 – 1978: Silvio Leonard (CUB) 1982: Leandro Peñalver (CUB) 1986: Andrés Simón (CUB) 1990 – 1993: Joel Isasi (CUB) 1998: Obadele Thompson (BAR) 2002: Dion Crabbe (IVB) 2006 – 2010: Churandy Martina (AHO)

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Name Robinson, Tom
Alternative names
Short description Bahamian sprinter
Date of birth March 16, 1938
Place of birth
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