Holly Robinson (athlete)

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Holly Robinson
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Robinson in 2022
Personal information
Born (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29)
Hokitika, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Athletics
Disability class F46
Event Javelin throw
ClubAthletics Taieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best45.73 m (2021)
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin F46
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Javelin F46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Shot put F46
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lyon Javelin F46
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Javelin F46
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe Shot put F46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Javelin F46
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Javelin F46

Holly Irene Robinson MNZM (born 10 December 1994) is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. She represented New Zealand at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning silver in 2016 and gold in 2020. [1] [2] At the 2016 Games, she was New Zealand's flagbearer for the opening ceremony. [3] [4]

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Early life

Robinson was born in Hokitika, on the South Island's West Coast, and is of Ngāi Tahu descent. [5] She has a twin brother, Jonathon, and her father Steve represented the West Coast in Heartland Championship rugby. Robinson has a congenital limb reduction with her left arm ending below the elbow. [6] She attended Westland High School and later Taieri College after moving to Dunedin. [6] [7]

Sporting career

Robinson started competing in para-athletics at age 12. She is classified F46 for field events and T47 for track events and long jump. [8] Robinson's first major international competition was the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, achieving a fifth-place ranking in the women's javelin throw F46 and a seventh-place ranking in the women's shot put F42–44/46. She was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the sole female athletics competitor selected. She finished seventh in the women's javelin F46, with a 32.58 m throw. [9] Robinson won her first international competition medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, earning a silver medal with a 34.37 m throw.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Robinson earned a bronze medal with a 38.18 m throw. [10] At the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships she set a New Zealand national record with a throw of 40.81 m, ranking her number one in the world for the javelin F46 during the Paralympic qualifying period and earning her a slot at the 2016 Paralympics Games. She was officially confirmed to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics on 23 May 2016. [2]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Robinson won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F46, with a personal best throw of 41.22 m. [4] [11] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Robinson won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw with a personal best throw of 43.32m. [12]

In September 2021 Robinson donated a US$50,000 prize to Ronald McDonald House South Island. [13] [14]

In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, Robinson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to athletics. [15]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventDistanceDateLocationNotes
Javelin (F46)45.73 m6 April 2019 Sydney, AustraliaAR [16]
Shot put (F46)10.84 m15 April 2014 Beijing, ChinaNR [16]
Discus (F46)34.62 m20 February 2016 Dunedin, New ZealandNR [16]

Javelin throw progression

YearPerformanceCompetitionLocationDateWorld
ranking
201130.61 m Melbourne, Australia16 April7
201232.58 m Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom1 September7
201334.37 m IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon, France22 July3
201435.58 m Beijing, China16 April2
201538.18 m IPC Athletics World Championships Doha, Qatar31 October4
201641.22 m Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13 September2
201742.68 mOtago Championships Dunedin, New Zealand26 February
201843.32 m Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia8 April
201945.73 mAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia6 April
202040.64 mDunedin, New Zealand25 January
202144.26 mNew Zealand Championships Hastings, New Zealand27 March

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