Robert Cochran Duncan (4 October 1887 – 4 May 1957) was a British

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er who competed in the

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and

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. He competed at the

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in London at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

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. He was born in Glasgow. In the

, Duncan won his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he finished fourth and last in his semifinal heat to be eliminated. He was not as successful in the

. His time of 23.1 seconds put him in second place behind

Georges Malfait Georges Désiré "Géo" Malfait (9 December 1878 – 7 December 1946) was a French sprinter. He competed in 100–400 m events at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially kn ...

and eliminated him from competition.

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* * * 1887 births 1957 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes from Glasgow Scottish male sprinters British male sprinters {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub