Bruce Robertson (rugby League)
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Bruce Robertson may refer to: * Bruce Robertson (judge) (born 1944), New Zealand judge * Bruce Robertson (swimmer) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic Games swimmer * Bruce Robertson (rugby union) (1952–2023), New Zealand rugby union player * Bruce Robertson (rower) (born 1962), Canadian rower * Bruce Robertson, anti-hero of the novel ''Filth'' by Irvine Welsh * Bruce Robertson, creator of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year The ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, originally known as the Diagram Group Prize for the Oddest Title and commonly known as the Diagram Prize, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Robertson (judge)
Sir James Bruce Robertson (born 15 February 1944), generally known as Bruce Robertson, is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, where he was appointed in May 2005. Early life and family Born in Dunedin on 15 February 1944, Robertson was educated at Wakari School and Otago Boys' High School. He is a graduate of the University of Otago and the University of Virginia. He holds an honorary LLD from the University of Otago.Robertson, B., Finn, J. (2009) ''Adams on Criminal Law 2009 Student Edition''. Brookers Ltd. In 1969, Robertson married Lindsay Joyce Radford, and the couple went on to have three children. Legal career Before becoming a High Court judge in 1987, Robertson was a partner in the law firm Ross, Dowling, Marquet and Griffin. One of his earliest appointments after his appointment to the High Court was to chair the Search and Search Warrants Committee, which published its final report in 1988. From 2001 until his appointment as a member of the Court of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Robertson (swimmer)
Bruce Richard Robertson, CM (born April 27, 1953) is a male former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Canada,. Swimming career Robertson competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich. There he won the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly, and bronze in the 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Erik Fish, William Mahony and Robert Kasting. A specialist in the butterfly stroke, his greatest achievement was winning the 100-metre butterfly race at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade – the first world championship swimming performance by a Canadian in over 60 years. Robertson also swam on the third place 4×100-metre medley relay team there. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, he won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals. In 1973, he was named male Athlete of the Year, and was honoured with the Order of Canada. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Robertson (rugby Union)
Bruce John Robertson (born 9 April 1952) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played for Counties and the All Blacks. He played 34 tests (102 All Black matches) between 1972 and 1981, and scored 34 tries (4 test tries). He played 135 matches for Counties between 1971 and 1982, making his debut for the union at the age of 19. He was the All Black centre (No 13) for much of the 1970s, and was admired for his pace, silky pass and swerve, and his thinking approach to the game. Robertson is regarded as one of the best centres in New Zealand rugby history. He did play against all-white South African teams during the Apartheid era, in common with many All Blacks at the time. However, he declared himself unable to play against the Springboks during the New Zealand 1981 tour. This was due to his 'personal abhorrence of apartheid,' following his tour of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Robertson (rower)
Bruce Robertson (born 17 June 1962) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. Robertson won a gold medal in ''coxed eights'' at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team. He also competed in ''coxless fours'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ... in Seoul, where he finished 11th. References 1962 births Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Alberta Living people Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Filth (novel)
''Filth'' is a 1998 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. A sequel, ''Crime'', was published in 2008. It was adapted into a 2013 film of the same name, directed by Jon S. Baird with James McAvoy in the lead role. Plot summary Bruce Robertson is a detective sergeant serving in Edinburgh's " Lothian Constabulary". Robertson is a Machiavellian, intensely misanthropic man who spends his time indulging in cocaine and alcohol abuse, sexually abusive relationships, compulsive gorging on junk food, and, most of all, his penchant for "the games" – Bruce's euphemism for the myriad foul plots he hatches directed at workmates. He is able to pander to all of his vices during his annual holidays in Amsterdam. The novel begins by introducing the murder of Efan Wurie, a case Bruce has been assigned. The plot has little to do with the actual crime; instead, the novel traces Bruce throughout his life, told in a first-person, stream-of-consciousness style. Through narrative devices such as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |