Robin Murdoch
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1911 Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 September 1994 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Glasgow University | ||||||||||||||
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Robin Murdoch (31 July 1911 – 13 September 1994) was a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Murdoch became the British 200 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1931 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 220 yards competition he finished fourth and in the 100 yards contest he finished fifth. He later chaired the Scottish Athletics Association.[1]
Outside of athletics he was a Consultant obstetrician to Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital and a consultant gynaecologist to the Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women and was the Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1974 to 1977.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Robin Murdoch's obituary" (PDF). Olympedia. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- Profile at TOPS in athletics
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