Robert Sutherland (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1903[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle–distance, cross country |
| Club | Garscube Harriers British Army (Carabiniers) Birchfield Harriers |
Robert R. Sutherland (c.1903 – date of death unknown) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Sutherland was a member of the Garscube Harriers[2] and he won the 4 miles title at the 1930 Scottish AAA Championships.[3]
Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada[4] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team[5] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,[6] participating in three events,[7] the 1 mile race. the 3 miles race and the 6 miles race.[8] At the time of the Games he was living at the 3rd Carabiniers barracks in Canterbury and was a soldier by profession.[1]
Sutherland finished third behind Alec Burns and rival James Wood in the 4 miles race at the 1931 AAA Championships.[9] Two years later he finished runner-up to in the 6 miles behind Jack Holden but ahead of Wood at the 1933 AAA Championships.[10]
Sutherland was a three-times Scottish cross-country championships silver medallist, 14 times Army champion and led the Birchfield Harriers to seven cross country team championships.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Montreal to Southampton Passenger List, 6 Sep 1930 on the Canadian Pacific Duchess of Richmond". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics". Daily Record. 1 March 1929. p. 27. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No Joy for Roy Hamilton". Daily Record. 30 June 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Provisional Team For Empire Games". Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "British Empire Games". The Scotsman. 1 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland team - Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Robert R Sutherland". Anent Scottish Running. Retrieved 28 November 2025.