Robert Fowler (athlete)

Robert Fowler
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Arthur Fowler
NationalityNewfoundlander/American
Born(1882-09-18)September 18, 1882
Trinity, Newfoundland
DiedOctober 8, 1957(1957-10-08) (aged 75)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Robert Arthur Fowler (18 September 1882 8 October 1957) was a Newfoundland-born long-distance runner who was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world's best in the marathon on January 1, 1909 with a time of 2:52:45.4 at the Empire City Marathon in Yonkers, New York.