Tom Robinson (sprinter)

Tom Robinson

Robinson in 1960
Personal information
Birth name	Thomas Augustus Robinson
Born	(1937-03-18)18 March 1937 Nassau, The Bahamas
Died	25 November 2012(2012-11-25) (aged 75) Nassau, The Bahamas
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	The Bahamas
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprinting
Medal record British Empire and Commonwealth Games Representing  Bahamas 1958 Cardiff 220 yards 1958 Cardiff 100 yards 1962 Perth 100 yards 1966 Kingston 100 yards Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston 100 metres

Thomas Augustus Robinson, MBE, (18 March 1937 – 25 November 2012) was a track and field athlete from The Bahamas, who competed in the sprint events. He was born in Nassau, New Providence. Thomas Robinson Stadium, built in 1981 in the Bahamian capital of Nassau, is named after him.^[1]