Colin MacLeod Robertson

Colin MacLeod Robertson
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	7 May 1870; Belfast, Ireland
Died	2 July 1951 (aged 81); Dumbarton, Scotland
Sailing career
Class	12-metre class
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
	Updated on 2 February 2015.

Colonel Colin MacLeod Robertson CB DSO TD DL JP (7 May 1870 – 2 July 1951), sometimes incorrectly listed as Charles Macleod-Robertson, was a British Army officer and a sailing competitor at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

He was a crew member on the Mouchette which finished second of two teams competing in the 12 metre class.^[1]^[6] At the time, only the helmsman and mate were awarded silver medals, while the crew received bronze medals.^[1] However, Macleod-Robertson is credited as having received a silver medal in the official Olympic database.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report: The Olympic Games of 1908 (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. pp. 339–354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016. C. Macleod Robertson
^ ^a ^b "Charles Macleod-Robertson". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Charles Macleod-Robertson". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Colin McLeod Robertson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Colin Macleod-Robertson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "1908 London Olympic Games Sailing Competition: 12 Metre (Open) Fleet racing". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

External links[edit]

[Official_Report_1908-1] Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report: The Olympic Games of 1908 (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. pp. 339–354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016. C. Macleod Robertson

[Olympic.org-2] "Charles Macleod-Robertson". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[Sailing.org_sailor-3] "Charles Macleod-Robertson". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[Sports-Reference-4] "Colin McLeod Robertson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[5] "Colin Macleod-Robertson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[Sailing.org_race-6] "1908 London Olympic Games Sailing Competition: 12 Metre (Open) Fleet racing". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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