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Allan Robinson

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Allan Robinson
Personal information
Nationality England
Born19 June 1935
Blackburn
DiedDecember 2010 (aged 75)

Allan J Robinson (born 1935–2010), was a male weightlifter who competed for England.

Weightlifting career

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He represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics finishing in 18th place in the featherweight category.[1]

He represented England and finished fifth in the -60 kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]

He was a body builder and won the 1955 Mr. Great Britain competition, he ran a gym in the Lancashire town of Blackburn with Darwen and was a plumber by trade.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.