Robert Robb

Robert Campbell Robb was a Northern Irish athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Robb was nicknamed Bertie and was the son of a prominent Belfast merchant Kirker Robb. He competed for the Belfast-based athletic club Cliftonville AC and was runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1907 and 1908.
He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 400 metres, Robb lost his preliminary heat with a time of 52.5 seconds to winner Ned Merriam's 52.2 seconds. Robb did not advance to the semifinals.
Robb and his brother Victor founded a car engineering company and Robert took out an aviator's licence in 1916. His brother Victor died of sepsis after being shot during World War I.