Bridget Robinson (javelin thrower)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1941[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javlin throw / Sprints |
| Club | Belfast High School Ballymena AC |
Bridget A. Robinson married name Dickson (born c.1941) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Robinson attended Belfast High School and was a member of their Athletics Club and while at the school broke Thelma Hopkins' Northern Ireland javelin record.[2]
Robinson was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3] She subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[4] participating in the two athletics events;[5] the javelin throw[6] and the 4 x 110 yards relay race, reaching the final with Mary Peters, Maeve Kyle and Thelma Hopkins.[7]
After leaving Belfast High School, the art student joined the Ballymena Athletics Club, where she became club captain.[8]
References
- ^ "Bridget Robinson (17)". Belfast News-Letter. 9 July 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Records at Eaton Park". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 15 May 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster team for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics Javelin Throw - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics 4 x 110 Yard Relay - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics Notes". Belfast News-Letter. 6 May 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.