Bridget Robinson (javelin thrower)

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Bridget Robinson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1941 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Javlin throw / Sprints
ClubBelfast High School
Ballymena AC

Bridget A. Robinson married name Dickson (born c.1941) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Robinson attended Belfast High School and was a member of their Athletics Club and while at the school broke Thelma Hopkins' Northern Ireland javelin record. [2]

Robinson was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games. [3] She subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in the two athletics events; [5] the javelin throw [6] and the 4 x 110 yards relay race, reaching the final with Mary Peters, Maeve Kyle and Thelma Hopkins. [7]

After leaving Belfast High School, the art student joined the Ballymena Athletics Club, where she became club captain. [8]

References

  1. "Bridget Robinson (17)" . Belfast News-Letter. 9 July 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "New Records at Eaton Park" . Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 15 May 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Ulster team for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. "Athletics Javelin Throw - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. "Athletics 4 x 110 Yard Relay - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  8. "Athletics Notes" . Belfast News-Letter. 6 May 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.