Barry Clyde Robinson (born 8 March 1937) is a former New Zealand athlete and architect, who represented his country at one Olympic and two Commonwealth Games.
[2] As a junior, Robinson won national athletics titles under-19 120 yards hurdles and under-19 long jump in 1956.
[3] Robinson was a New Zealand Universities athletics representative between 1955 and 1960, captaining the team in 1960 when they visited Australia.
[2] He represented New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 440 yards, but did not progress beyond the quarter-finals.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Robinson competed in both the men's 200 m and 400 m events, being eliminated in the first round of the 200 m and reaching the quarter-finals of the 400 m. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he reached the semi-finals of the 440 yards, and was eliminated in the heats of the men's 4 x 440 yards relay (running with Dave Norris, Peter Snell and Gary Philpott).