Robert Sutherland (athlete)

Sutherland was a member of the Garscube Harriers^[2] and he won the 4 miles title at the 1930 Scottish AAA Championships.^[3]

Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada^[4] and represented the Scottish Empire Games team^[5] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,^[6] participating in three events,^[7] the 1 mile race. the 3 miles race and the 6 miles race.^[8] At the time of the Games he was living at the 3rd Carabiniers barracks in Canterbury and was a soldier by profession.^[1]

Sutherland finished third behind Alec Burns and rival James Wood in the 4 miles race at the 1931 AAA Championships.^[9] Two years later he finished runner-up to in the 6 miles behind Jack Holden but ahead of Wood at the 1933 AAA Championships.^[10]

Sutherland was a three-times Scottish cross-country championships silver medallist, 14 times Army champion and led the Birchfield Harriers to seven cross country team championships.^[11]