Robert Roberston (long jumper)

Robert Nelson McQueen Roberston (1912 – 1991) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Robertson studied at the University of Glasgow and was a member of their athletics club. He was the Scottish champion over the long jump in 1933 and set a university record of 22 feet, 9 inches in May 1934.^[2] As a student of the university he was able to represent the Scottish Universities team known as Atalanta Club.^[3]

At the 1934 Scottish AAA Championships he successfully retained his long jump title.^[4]

He represented the Scottish Empire Games team^[5] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England,^[6] participating in one event,^[7] the long jump.

Robertson also played rugby union and gained his university blue for rugby in 1934. He served as a captain with the Royal Army Service Corps during World War II. After the war he worked as a solicitor in St Andrews and later as a registrar at the Universities of Dundee and Southampton.^[1]