Robert Robb

Robert Campbell Robb (20 February 1882 – 23 October 1941) was a Northern Irish athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Robert Robb

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Born	(1882-02-20)20 February 1882 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	23 October 1941(1941-10-23) (aged 59) Claygate, Surrey, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m/440y
Club	Cliftonville AC

Biography

Robb was nicknamed Bertie and was the son of a prominent Belfast merchant Kirker Robb. He competed for the Belfast-based athletic club Cliftonville AC^[2] and was runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1907 and 1908.^[3]

He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 400 metres, Robb lost his preliminary heat with a time of 52.5 seconds to winner Ned Merriam's 52.2 seconds. Robb did not advance to the semifinals.^[1]

Robb and his brother Victor founded a car engineering company and Robert took out an aviator's licence in 1916. His brother Victor died of sepsis after being shot during World War I.^[1]