Robin Welsh
Birth name | Robin Welsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 October 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 October 1934 | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robin Welsh (20 October 1869 – 21 October 1934)[2] was a Scottish sportsman who represented the Royal Caledonian Curling Club as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland at tennis[3] and played international rugby union for Scotland.
He was part of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
See also
Notes
- ^ http://curlinghistory.blogspot.ca/2013/11/curling-at-1924-winter-olympics-part-1.html
- ^ Robin Welsh rugby profile Scrum.com
- ^ Robin Welsh Olympic profile sports-reference.com
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