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David Robertson Full name David Donaldson Robertson Date of birth 12 March 1869 Place of birth Shawlands, Scotland Date of death 13 September 1937 (aged 68) Place of death Berkshire, England School Haileybury School
Glasgow AcademyUniversity Glasgow University
Christ's College, CambridgeOccupation(s) Solicitor Rugby union career Playing career Position Threequarters Amateur clubs Years Club / team Cambridge University National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 1893 Scotland 1 (0) David Donaldson Robertson (21 March 1869 - 13 September 1937) was a British sportsman who represented Britain at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotland.
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Personal history
Robertson was born in Shawlands, Glasgow, Scotland to William Alexander Robertson, a wine merchant.[1] He was educated at Haileybury School in Hertfordshire before entering the Glasgow Academy; he later studied at Glasgow University before matriculating to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1889.[2] He received his BA in 1893 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1895.[1]
With the outbreak of the First World War, Robertson joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Anti-Aircraft Division.
Robertson died aged 68 in Idstone, Berkshire, England.[3]
Rugby career
Robertson first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Cambridge University in the 1892 Varsity match.[2] The 1893 game was a huge disappointment after heavy rainfall turned the Queen's Club ground into mud. Although both teams came to the match with excellent reputations for exciting play, the game "degenerated into a scramble in the mud"; and the game ended in a nil-nil draw.[4] While still representing Cambridge at club level, Robertson was selected Scotland for a rugby international against Wales as part of the 1893 Home Nations Championship.[5] The Welsh used the four three-quarter tactic to great effect and Scotland were well beaten on their own ground, 9-0.[6] The Scottish selectors acted angrily towards the back positions, making six changes. Robertson was one of those dropped, and never represented Scotland at rugby again.
Golf career
Olympic medal record Men's Golf Bronze 1900 Paris Individual In 1900 he won the bronze medal in the men's competition in golf at the Olympics.
Note that he was not the David Robertson who was banned from golf for twenty years for cheating - that incident took place in 1985, long after the death of this article's subject.[7]
References
- ^ a b Robertson, David Donaldson in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ^ a b Fletcher Robinson & Rugby (Part VI), bfronline.biz. Retrieved on 12 July 2009.
- ^ David Robertson, sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 12 July 2009.
- ^ Marshall, Howard; Jordon, J.P. (1951). Oxford v Cambridge, The Story of the University Rugby Match. London: Clerke & Cockeran. pp. 80–81.
- ^ David Robertson player profile scrum.com Retrieved on 12 July 2009.
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. p. 2:9. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ "The 10 greatest cheats in sporting history". The Guardian (London). http://observer.guardian.co.uk/toptens/story/0,,1079053,00.html. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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Categories:- Old Haileyburians
- People educated at Glasgow Academy
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- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
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- Golfers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic golfers of Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- British Army personnel of World War I
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- 1869 births
- 1937 deaths
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