Ray Robinson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRaymond Leonard "Ray"•Robinson
Used nameRay•Robinson
Born3 September 1929 in Johannesburg, GautengRSA
Died4 January 2018 (aged 88 years 4 months 1 day) in Somerset West, Western CapeRSA
NOCSouth AfricaRSA
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

South African track cyclist Ray Robinson won a national title in the velodrome in 1952 to earn himself a place on the Olympic team. Robinson and Tommy Shardelow won silver in the tandem at the Helsinki Games, breaking the Olympic record in both the heats and quarter-finals. Robinson also won bronze in the track time trial and finished fifth in the sprint. Four years later Robinson and Shardelow competed in the tandem at the Melbourne Olympics but were eliminated following their loss to the Australian team in the quarter-finals.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) RSA Ray Robinson
Sprint, Men (Olympic) 5
Track Time Trial, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze
Tandem Sprint, Men (Olympic) Tommy Shardelow 2 Silver
1956 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) RSA Ray Robinson
Tandem Sprint, Men (Olympic) Tommy Shardelow =5