| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's field hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1908 London | Team competition | |
John Yate Robinson (born August 6, 1885 — died August 23, 1916) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. For Olympic ice hockey see Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Field hockey (sometimes referred to as simply hockey The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a Field hockey tournament was contested for the first time Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
He was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford, where he received an MA. Radley College ( St Peter's College Radley) is a famous English public school situated on the edge of the village of Radley near See also Wardens of Merton College Oxford. Merton College is also the name of a college in the London Borough of Merton. He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 through 1909, eventually captaining it.
He became a Captain in the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914, and served at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia. The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 with antecedents dating from 1756 Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross. The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to
He died at Roehampton, from wounds he had received in action at El Hannah in Mesopotamia. Roehampton is a large district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
References
- Radley College Register 1847-1962, 1965.
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