Donald Robertson (athlete)
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Donald McNab Robertson (7 October 1905 – 14 June 1949) was a Scottish
athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born and died in Glasgow
. He died from a pulmonary embolism
only aged 43.
In 1936 he finished seventh in the Olympic marathon event.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the marathon competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the marathon contest at the 1938 Empire Games.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born and died in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. He died from a pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
only aged 43.
In 1936 he finished seventh in the Olympic marathon event.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the marathon competition. Four years later he finished fourth in the marathon contest at the 1938 Empire Games.