Robert Sutherland (athlete)

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Robert Sutherland
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
Middle–distance, cross country
ClubGarscube Harriers
British Army (Carabiniers)
Birchfield Harriers

Robert R. Sutherland was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Sutherland was a member of the Garscube Harriers [1] and he won the 4 miles title at the 1930 Scottish AAA Championships. [2]

Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada [3] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team [4] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, [5] participating in three events, [6] the 1 mile race. the 3 miles race and the 6 miles race. [7]

Sutherland finished third behind Alec Burns and rival James Wood in the 4 miles race at the 1931 AAA Championships. [8] Two years later he finished runner-up to in the 6 miles behind Jack Holden but ahead of Wood at the 1933 AAA Championships. [9]

Sutherland was a three-times Scottish cross-country championships silver medallist, 14 times Army champion and led the Birchfield Harriers to seven cross country team championships. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics" . Daily Record. 1 March 1929. p. 27. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "No Joy for Roy Hamilton" . Daily Record. 30 June 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Provisional Team For Empire Games" . Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "British Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 1 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland team - Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine" . Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Robert R Sutherland". Anent Scottish Running. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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