Robert Alan Newton (born 10 May 1981 in Nottingham, England)[1] is a British hurdling athlete.
However, competing for Team GB at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Newton failed to qualify for the second round of the 110 m hurdles competition.
He was the only openly gay British Olympian that year.
[2] After not racing at all in 2005, Newton transitioned to the 400 metre hurdles along with the 110 metre hurdles in 2006, achieving a 51.88 personal best in that event.
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