Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robin Sampson

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) WJ94 (talk) 10:10, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Robin Sampson

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He competed at the 1972 Olympics but did not rank high enough to win a medal and I couldn't find other significant competitions that he had participated in. Could be redirected to Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual. Suonii180 (talk) 10:09, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Olympics, and New Zealand. Suonii180 (talk) 10:09, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

~~Redirect~~ I think, unless editors such as Paora can find any additional sources? There are a few sources out there and a hint that there's probably coverage in paper-based news media sources (at least one photo with caption that's clearly from a newspaper). The difficulty will be accessing those sources as they're unlikely to have been digitised. Redirection could either be to the event or to New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics - I think I'd probably favour that over the event but I don't have any overwhelming preference. On the whole though I'd say the chances are that sources exist, so a redirection is probably preferable if those sources can't be found. Blue Square Thing (talk) 11:21, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: @Blue Square Thing: Photo with caption appears to have come from the Gisborne Photo News monthly serial, which happens to have been digitized, specifically the February 1971 Issue (#200), page 37. Page in question can be found here. Not a whole lot of content there, sadly, and after spending some time looking for further sources, I think you're right that if any exist, they are unlikely to be available online. AddWittyNameHere 00:55, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Now an obvious keep following Paora's work. New Zealanders regularly turn out to be much more interesting than people can often imagine! Blue Square Thing (talk) 13:09, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
~~Redirect~~ as per ATD and Blue Square Thing above. There is a clear and obvious redirect target and this gives future editors the chance to find sources. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 13:00, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
'Keep per good expansion work. Looking good! MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 00:41, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, following expansion. Paora (talk) 12:34, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep after WP:HEY by Paora.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 13:28, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Impressive work by Paora. @MarchOfTheGreyhounds: In case they want to change their opinion. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:59, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, will change! MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 00:35, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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