Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson is considered one of the legends of Bahamian sports, having competed at four Olympic Games as a sprinter. At the Commonwealth Games in 1958, he won the gold medal at 220 yards, and would win silver medals in the 100 in 1958, 1962, and 1966. He was also the champion in the 100 at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games. He won the 100 at the 1958 and 1964 West Indian Federation Games and was also a member 4×100 metre relay team (with Winkie Bostwick, Tom “The Bird” Grant, and Oscar Francis) at the 1957 West Indian Federation Games, when the Bahamas won their first international medal with bronze. Robinson also set a world indoor record of 21.7 for 220 yards in Chicago in January 1959. Robinson attended college at the University of Michigan, placing fifth at the NCAAs in 1960 in both the 100 and 220, and he later studied business at the University of Toronto. He worked as a banker and also made some minor forays into the political world. The athletics stadium in Nassau is named in his honor.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.4 (1958); 100 – 10.38 (1964); 200 – 20.8y (1960).