Lawson Robertson

Lawson Robertson

Robertson circa 1927
Personal information
Born	(1883-09-23)September 23, 1883 Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	January 22, 1951(1951-01-22) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Head Track Coach Irish-Amer. Club '09-16 U of Penn '16-47 US Olympics '24-36
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb) (Olympics)
Spouse	Mary Helen Teevan
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1904 St. Louis Standing high jump Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Standing high jump 1906 Athens Standing long jump

Lawson "Robbie" N. Robertson (September 23, 1883 – January 22, 1951) was considered one of the more accomplished American track coaches of the first half of the twentieth century. From 1904-1936, he was with the American team at every Olympics with the exception of 1916 when the Olympics were cancelled due to WWI. He coached Track and Field for the Irish-American Athletic Club in Queens, New York from 1909–16, and then for the University of Pennsylvania from 1916-47. He was U.S. Olympic Assistant Track coach in 1912 and 1920 and was head coach for the American Track and Field Team in four Olympics from 1924-36.^[1]

In his youth, he was an Olympic competitor in track and field in 1904 and 1908. At twenty-one, he won a bronze medal in the Standing high jump as a competitor with the U.S. Olympic Team at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, and two years later won a Silver and a Bronze medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens. He also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, but did not medal.^[2]