Robert Sutherland (athlete)

Robert R. Sutherland was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games.

Biography

Sutherland was a member of the Garscube Harriers and he won the 4 miles title at the 1930 Scottish AAA Championships.
Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada and represented the Scottish Empire Games team at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, participating in three events, the 1 mile race. the 3 miles race and the 6 miles race. At the time of the Games he was living at the 3rd Carabiniers barracks in Canterbury and was a soldier by profession.
Sutherland finished third behind Alec Burns and rival James Wood in the 4 miles race at the 1931 AAA Championships. Two years later he finished runner-up to in the 6 miles behind Jack Holden but ahead of Wood at the 1933 AAA Championships.
Sutherland was a three-times Scottish cross-country championships silver medallist, 14 times Army champion and led the Birchfield Harriers to seven cross country team championships.