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Welsh field hockey player

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
( Wales)
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team

Robert Francis Lyne (2 April 1885 – 13 April 1957) was a Welsh field hockey player, born in Newport, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.

Lyne was educated at Cranbrook School. He became a solicitor, and was in partnership with his uncle Horace. He then became a barrister, and in 1935 was appointed Recorder of Hereford. He was a Citizen councillor in Bristol and Lord Mayor in 1951-52.

References

  1. "Robert Lyne". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. "Bristol barrister to be Recorder of Hereford", The Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror, 29 May 1935, p 1.
  5. "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. "Bristol Municipal Elections", Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror, 3 November 1936, p 7.
  7. "Newport Man's Seat at Bristol", Western Mail, 3 November 1927, p 6.
  8. "Olympedia: Robert Lyne". Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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