Robert "Scottie" Rankine

1909 - 1995  (86 years)

• Name	Robert "Scottie" Rankine
  Born	6 Jan 1909	Hamilton, , Lanark, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jan 1995	Wasaga Beach, Simcoe Co., Ontario
  Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame	1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Marathon runner
  Name	Scotty Rankine
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-153855
  Person ID	I153855	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Scotty Rankine image from Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  Ontario Speedster Marathon Winner by the United Press - Berwick, Pa., Nov. 27 Robert Rankine, Preston, Ontario, won the Berwick Marathon with a driving last-minute sprint. The final five miles of the nine mile, 385 yard course was a three cornered battle among Rankine, John Kelly, Boston, and Lou Gregory, New York. Rankine's time was 47 minutes 35 2-3 seconds, only 2-5 second behind the course record which he established last year in winning the event. Kelly came in 3 seconds behind Rankine, and Gregory was third with 47: 41. About 30,000 stood in snow squalls to watch 35 starters. Pittsburgh Press 27 Nov 1926 ________________________ Early winners of Canadian male athlete of the year honours reflected a golden age of long distance running in Canada. Rankine, of Preston, Ontario, earned a Silver medal in the six-mile race and finished fourth in the three-mile event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. The 1935 recognition of Robert Rankine marked yet another laurel for a distance runner. He continued his impressive distance running exploits by going undefeated in all of his races from five to 15 miles. He also won his second consecutive Canadian 10-mile championship, and then defeated the top American distance runners for the third straight time by setting a course record at the prestigious Berwick Modified Marathon. News reports note he then quit running for the rest of the season to undergo a hernia operation. Rankine went on to win a Silver medal in the men's six-mile race and a Bronze medal in the men's three-mile race at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. 1938 - Silver medal in the 6 mile and Bronze in the 3 mile athletics events at the British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia 1935 - Lionel Conacher Award (Canada's male athlete of the year) 1935 - Rankine went undefeated in all races from five to 15 miles 1935 - Rankine set the course record in the Berwick Modified Marathon in Pennsylvania 1934 - Silver medal in the 6 mile athletics event at the British Empire Games in London, England www.conacher-rosenfeld.ca 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jan 1909 - Hamilton, , Lanark, Scotland Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - Marathon runner - 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth