After the war he settled in London. While working in a clothing store some of his co-workers were members of the Polytechnic Harriers, and through them he developed his love of running. In 1920, he travelled to Antwerp to cheer on his teammates from the Harriers, who were members of the British team. However, the British team was short one person and his teammates convinced their coach to let Robertson run in the marathon. His inexperience showed as he finished in last place, 35 minutes behind the second to last place finisher.[2]
eric, robertson, athlete, eric, mackenzie, robertson, september, 1892, july, 1975, newfoundland, marathoner, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, antwerp, belgium, great, britain, born, john, newfoundland, eric, robertsonpersonal, informationnationalitybritishbor. Eric Mackenzie Robertson 12 September 1892 28 July 1975 was a Newfoundland marathoner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium for Great Britain 2 He was born in St John s Newfoundland Eric RobertsonPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1892 09 12 12 September 1892St John s Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony British North AmericaDied28 July 1975 1975 07 28 aged 82 1 SportSportLong distance runningEvent s MarathonAfter the war he settled in London While working in a clothing store some of his co workers were members of the Polytechnic Harriers and through them he developed his love of running In 1920 he travelled to Antwerp to cheer on his teammates from the Harriers who were members of the British team However the British team was short one person and his teammates convinced their coach to let Robertson run in the marathon His inexperience showed as he finished in last place 35 minutes behind the second to last place finisher 2 References Edit Eric Robertson at Olympedia a b Eric Robertson Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2012 External links EditEric Robertson at Olympedia This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Robertson athlete amp oldid 1112722936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
