Robert Young was an American

United States

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

He competed for the United States 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...

 held in Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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 in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harold Cagle

Harold Cagle

Harald Cagle is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....

, Edward O’Brien and Alfred Fitch

Alfred Fitch

Alfred "Al" Lord Fitch was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He was born in New York and died in Orange, California....

. Young was the youngest member of the team.In the colllegiate arena Young competed for UCLA.

External links

• Olympian ran with Owens, proudly insulted Hitler, obituary by Steven Mayer in The Bakersfield Californian
  The Bakersfield Californian
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  , February 3, 2011