Allan Robinson
Allan J Robinson, was a male weightlifter who competed for Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Robinson was a body builder and won the 1955 Mr. Great Britain competition, he ran a gym in the Lancashire town of Blackburn with Darwen and was a plumber by trade.He represented the England at [the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|England team] and finished fifth in the Weightlifting at the 1958 British [Empire and Commonwealth Games|-60 kg combined category] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. His participation in the event nearly ended when he was initially disqualified from the Games before reinstatement. The disqualification came about because he had appeared on an ITV Adonis show which offered cash prizes and this jeopardised his amateur status.
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he finished in 18th place in the featherweight category.