Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Robinson nọchitere anya obodo ya n'egwuregwu Olimpik anọ n'usoro, malite n'afọ 1956, ebe ọ dị afọ iri na asatọ, ọ gbara asọmpi na mita 100 na mita 200 mana agafeghị agba nke mbụ n'ihe omume abụọ ahụ. Afọ anọ ka e mesịrị na Rome na 1960 Summer Olympics, Robinson ruru ọkara-ikpeazụ ma na 100 mita na 200 mita; ọ ruru 100 mita ikpeazụ na 1964 Summer Olympics ma kwụsị na nke asatọ. Na 1968 Summer Olympics, Robinson so na ndị otu ruru ọkara-ikpeazụ nke 4 × 100 mita relay
, ebe a chụrụ ha n'asọmpi ahụ tupu agba nke ikpeazụ.