Robert Emery (athlete) explained

Robert Emery
Full Name:Robert Simpson Emery
Country:United States
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
Club:Chicago Athletic Association
Birth Date:12 August 1898
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma Mater:University of Illinois
Height:175 cm
Weight:64 kg

Robert Simpson Emery (August 12, 1898  - January 6, 1934) was an American sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Emery was a member of the Chicago Athletic Association and he attended the University of Illinois,[3] becoming captain in varsity track in 1920.[4]

Emery was a Jehovah's Witness, serving at their Brooklyn branch.[5] [6] [7] He was a convention aide at the 1928 I.B.S.A. general convention in Detroit, Michigan,[8] and secretary and treasurer of The Golden Age until his death in 1934.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Emery . January 17, 2024 . Olympedia.
  2. Robert Emery Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062511/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/em/robert-emery-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . July 22, 2017.
  3. Book: The Illio MCMXIX . Twin City Printing Company . 1918 . Haake . Harry G. . 1919 . Champaign, Illinois . 290, 388.
  4. Book: The Illio . 1921 . Naylor . Ralph E. . 1922 . 313-4.
  5. "1925 New York Bethel". New York State Census, 1925. Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. p. 23, line 48.
  6. "1930 New York Bethel". United States Census, 1930. Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York, United States. enumeration district (ED) 905, sheet 4A, line 9.
  7. Web site: Robert Emery . January 17, 2024 . Olympedia . In 1930 he was working as a clerk at a publishing house in Brooklyn..
  8. July 31, 1928 . Some of the Convention Aides . The Messenger . International Bible Students Association . 2 . Detroit, Michigan.
  9. January 3, 1934 . Contents . The Golden Age . Golden Age Publishing Company, Inc. . 194 . Brooklyn, New York . XV . 373.
  10. January 17, 1934 . Contents . The Golden Age . Golden Age Publishing Company, Inc. . 226 . Brooklyn, New York . XV . 374.

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