Robin
Welsh
Male
Scotland
1869-10-20
Edinburgh, Scotland
1934-10-21
Edinburgh, Scotland
From: https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033152/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/robin-welsh-1.html
A native of Edinburgh, Robin Welsh was known as a rugby player in his youth. He played club rugby for the Watsonians club and appeared on the wing for Scotland in four internationals in 1895-96 as well as representing Scotland at tennis. Welsh, who threw third at Chamonix, was 54 years old at the time of the Games and remains the oldest Winter Olympic champion.
In 1932, at the age of 63, he captained Scotland and skipped his own rink to victory in their annual fixture with England. Welsh served on Edinburgh City Council for many years and was President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1925. His son, also named Robin, served as secretary of the International Curling Federation.
1905 - 1909
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1905 - East of Scotland Championships (Amateur)
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
C.N. Hoare
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Reginald Speke Barnes 1 *
Robin Welsh
4-6
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
R.H. Brand
3-6
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Augustus Wallace MacGregor 1 *
Robin Welsh
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
J. Jenkinson
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
George Watt
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Henry James Wilson Fosbery
6-2
6-1
Final
George Caridia 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-2
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
K.B. Harvey
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Augustus Wallace MacGregor
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Alexander Morrice MacKay
6-4
6-4
Final
Kenneth Sanderson 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-4
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Robin Welsh 1 *
Francis John Childs (John) Ganzoni
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Alfred Leonard Bentley 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Robin Welsh 1 *
Cedric O. Scott
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
R. Sanderson
6-3
2-6
6-3
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Sidney Johnson Watts
6-0
6-2
Final
Alexander Morrice MacKay 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
A.B. Lank
w.o.
Round 2
Robert Hough 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
D.K. Henderson
6-3
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Adam Brown
w.o.
Semifinals
Alfred W. Banks 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-1
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
J.S. Pollard
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
H.S. Wakefield
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
E.J. Harrison
6-4
6-3
6-1
Final
Alexander Morrice MacKay 1 *
Robin Welsh
8-6
3-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Robin Welsh 1 *
H.A. Hurley
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
John Charles Bythell
6-2
7-9
6-0
Semifinals
Robert Hough 1 *
Robin Welsh
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Kenneth Sanderson
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Alfred W. Banks
6-2
7-9
6-4
Final
Robin Welsh 1 *
Augustus Wallace MacGregor
6-4
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Robin Welsh 1 *
William George Manson
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Robin Welsh 1 *
Kenneth Sanderson
7-9
7-5
7-5
Final
Alfred W. Banks 1 *
Robin Welsh
6-1
6-2
6-2