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'''Robin Talbot Johnstone''' (6 August 1901 – 20 February 1976) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Coxswain (rowing)|rowing cox]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].
'''Robin Talbot Johnstone''' (6 August 1901 – 20 February 1976) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Coxswain (rowing)|rowing cox]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].


Johnstone was born at [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]] and educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Cambridge University]]. He coxed [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] in the [[Boat Race]] in 1920. He also coxed the British boat, which won the silver medal in the [[eight (rowing)|eight]]s at the [[rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]] at [[Antwerp]].<ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSROB02 Olympic profile - R T Johnstone]</ref>
Johnstone was born at [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]] and educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Cambridge University]]. He coxed [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] in the [[Boat Race]] in 1920. He also coxed the British boat, which won the silver medal in the [[eight (rowing)|eight]]s at the [[rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]] at [[Antwerp]].<ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSROB02 Olympic profile - R T Johnstone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301051523/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSROB02 |date=2007-03-01 }}</ref>


Johnstone was later a flyer with Hanworth Club.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201223.html Flight October 24, 1930]</ref>
Johnstone was later a flyer with Hanworth Club.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201223.html Flight October 24, 1930]</ref>

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Olympic medal record
Men's Rowing
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp eights

Robin Talbot Johnstone (6 August 1901 – 20 February 1976) was a British rowing cox who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Johnstone was born at Ipswich, Suffolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge University. He coxed Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1920. He also coxed the British boat, which won the silver medal in the eights at the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerp.[1]

Johnstone was later a flyer with Hanworth Club.[2]

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