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{{Short description|Scottish long-distance runner}}
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| name           = Arthur Robertson
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| caption        = Arthur Robertson at the 1908 Olympics
| birth_name     = Arthur James Robertson
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| birth_date     = {{birth date|1879|4|19|df=y}}
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| death_date     = {{death date and age|1957|4|18|1879|4|19|df=y}}
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| country        = [[Great Britain]]
| sport          = Athletics
| event          = 1500–10,000 m (1-10 miles)
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| club           = [[Birchfield Harriers]]
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| olympics       = 1908
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| pb             = Mile – 4:23.4e (1909)<br>5000 m – 15:01.2 (1908)<br>10,000 m – 31:30.4 (1908)<br>Hour – 18,479 m<ref name=r1/><ref name=r4/>
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{{Medal|Country | {{GBR2}} }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race|3 mile team]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase|3200&nbsp;m s'chase]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[International Cross Country Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1908 International Cross Country Championships|1908 Colombes]]|Individual}}
{{MedalGold|[[1908 International Cross Country Championships|1908 Colombes]]|Team}}
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'''Arthur James Robertson''' (19 April 1879 – 18 April 1957) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] runner who competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. He won the gold medal in the 3-mile team race and a silver in the [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69442 |title=Arthur Robertson |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
The son of a [[Glasgow]] doctor, Robertson was educated at [[Kelvinside Academy]], [[Glasgow]], before moving to [[King's School, Peterborough]] at the age of 14.  A brilliant all-round sportsman, he initially concentrated on cycling and only took up serious athletics at the age of 25, after a cycling injury.<ref name=r1/><ref name="GBO">{{cite news|title=Pub runs with hero's reputation for unexpected triumphs|last=Philpotts|first=Chris|date=8 October 2010|work=Great Barr Observer|publisher=Central Independent News & Media Ltd.|pages=4–5|location=Birmingham}}</ref><ref name=r2/>

In 1906, he joined [[Birchfield Harriers]].<ref name="GBO" /> In March 1908 he won both the English and [[International Cross-Country Championships]] and a second-place finish in the 4 mile race at the AAA championship earned him a place at the Olympics.

Robertson won easily in the first round of the 3200 metres [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]], finishing in 11:10.0. In the final, he trailed for most of the race.  At the bell, he passed one of the two then-leaders, [[United States|American]] [[John Eisele]].  Robertson was not quite able to catch the other leader, however, and trailed fellow Briton [[Arthur Russell (athlete)|Arthur Russell]] by two yards at the finish. His final time was 10:48.4. At the same Olympics he won gold as a member of the 3-man 3 mile team race; the first Olympic gold won by a Scottish man and the first by a Birchfield athlete. He also participated in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles|five miles event]] and finished fifth. His brother [[David Robertson (cyclist)|David]] was a member of the British cycling team at the same olympics.<ref name=r1/><ref name="GBO" />

On 13 September 1908 Robertson set a world record at 15:01.2 over 5,000 metres, running on a concrete cycle track in Stockholm. He retired from athletics after 1909 season and returned to cycling. Later, together with his brother, he ran a sports shop in [[Peterborough]], and then passed it over to his son.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r2/>

Robertson was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref name=r2/> In January 2010, a new [[J D Wetherspoon]] pub in [[Perry Barr]], [[Birmingham]] (close to [[Perry Barr Stadium]], the former home of Birchfield Harriers) was named 'The Arthur Robertson' in his honour.<ref name="GBO" />

==References==
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<ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171158/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/arthur-robertson-1.html Arthur Robertson]. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=r2>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/scotland/18353414 Golden Scots: Arthur Robertson, the accidental athlete]. BBC. 3 July 2012</ref>
<ref name=r4>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5627&Gender=M Arthur James Robertson]. trackfield.brinkster.net</ref>
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==Further reading==
* Buchanan, Ian  ''British Olympians''. Guinness Publishing (1991) {{ISBN|0-85112-952-8}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060326055434/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROBERARC01 Databaseolympics.com]
* {{Olympics.com|arthur-robertson}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Scottish Sports Hall of Fame|arthur-james-robertson}}

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