William Roberts (5 April 1912 – 5 December 2001) was an English sprinter and winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

[1] Born in Salford, Lancashire, Roberts competed for England at the 1934 British Empire Games, finishing second in 440 yd (400 m) behind Godfrey Rampling.

[3][4][5] At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Roberts just missed the medal in the individual 400-metre event, finishing fourth in the final, and ran the third leg in the gold medal-winning British 4x400 m relay team.

He also won a silver in 4x440 yd relay event and finished sixth in the 220 yards contest.

[9] After World War II and service in the RAF, Roberts returned to athletics to win the silver medal as a member of British 4x400 m relay team at the 1946 European Championships.