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Sidney Robinson (athlete)
Sidney
John Robinson
was an early
twentieth century
English
middle-distance
athlete
who specialised in the
steeplechase
.
He participated at the
1900 Summer Olympics
in
Paris
for
the United Kingdom
and won three
medals
, the
silver medal
in the 2500
metre
event beating the
Frenchman
Jacques Chastanié
to second place and a
bronze medal
in the
4000 metres steeplechase
. He also won the
gold medal
in the
5000 metres team race
as part of a
mixed team
with
Charles Bennett
,
John Rimmer
,
Alfred Tysoe
and
Stan Rowley
.