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Archive photograph of Mack Robinson in US Olympic uniform walking toward the camera, from the University of Oregon’s dedicated biography.

PEOPLE WORTH GETTING TO KNOW

Mack Robinson

Matthew “Mack” Robinson

Mack won silver in the 200 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He and his brother Jackie are commemorated together in Pasadena, where the memorial also recognizes their community work and perseverance against racial barriers.

The pairing is an invitation to learn two distinct lives rather than to treat one only as context for the other.

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FIND MACK ROBINSON

A CLOSER LOOK

The story behind it.

An Olympic medalist with a story of his own.

Another Robinson on the podium

Mack Robinson won silver in the 200 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing behind Jesse Owens. His achievement belongs to a sporting life distinct from his younger brother Jackie’s.

Two brothers, different arenas

The family connection brings track and baseball into the same collection without making one brother’s accomplishment a footnote to the other’s.

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Archive photograph of Mack Robinson in US Olympic uniform walking toward the camera, from the University of Oregon’s dedicated biography.

University of Oregon · Mack Robinson in his US Olympic uniform

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