Robert Reid, Sr.

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRobert Harley•Reid, Sr.
Used nameRobert•Reid, Sr.
Born27 May 1898 in Berlin, New Hampshire (USA)
Died11 April 1990
AffiliationsNansen Ski Club
NOC United States

Biography

Robert Reid won the 1924 US 18 km cross-country championship, earning the Gale Cotton Burton Memorial Trophy. He lived in Berlin, New Hampshire at the time of his Olympic participation but later moved to upstate New York. In Shoreham, New York, the Robert E. Reid, Sr. Recreation Center is named in his honor on Route 25A.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) USA Robert Reid, Sr.
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) DNS
50 kilometres, Men (Olympic) 20