Robert Kennedy (high jumper)

British athlete

Not to be confused with Bob Kennedy (athlete).

Robert Kennedy

Personal information

Nationality| British (Scottish)
Born| (1916-01-20)20 January 1916
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died| 28 May 2004(2004-05-28) (aged 88)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| High jump
Club| University of Cambridge
Achilles Club

Robert Kirk Inches Kennedy (20 January 1916 – 28 May 2004) was a British athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

## Biography

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At the 1936 Olympic Games in |Berlin, Kennedy competed in the men's high jump competition.[2]

Kennedy finished second behind Richard O'Rafferty in the high jump event at the 1938 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Kennedy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
2. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
3. ^ "Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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