James Paterson-Robinson

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James Paterson-Robinson
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1978-09-29) 29 September 1978 (age 44)
Melbourne, Victoria
Height170 cm (67 in) (2012)
Weight75 kg (165 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportEquestrian
Event(s)Jumping
ClubRijd Met Belied Riding Club

James Paterson-Robinson (born 29 September 1978) is an Australian equestrian. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian jumping.

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Personal

Paterson-Robinson was born on 29 September 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria. [1] He grew up in Geelong. [2] He attended high school at Geelong College before going to Marcus Oldham College for a course in Horse Business Management. [1] In 2000, he moved to Europe. [1] [2] As of June 2012, he lives in Swolgen, Netherlands. [1] [2]

As of 2012, Paterson-Robinson is 170 centimetres (67 in) tall and weighs 65 kilograms (143 lb). [1]

Equestrian

Paterson-Robinson is an equestrian jumping competitor. [1] As of June 2012, he has been a member of Australia's national equestrian team for nine years. [1] He has been coached by Ger Poels since 2008. [1] His primary training base is located in Swolgen, Netherlands jumping. [1] He is a member of the Rijd Met Belied Riding Club in Meerlo, Netherlands. [1] Before that, he was a member of the Barwon Heads Pony Club. [2]

Paterson-Robinson finished 1st at the 2012 Bourg-en-Bresse CSI4 Grand Prix held in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. [1] He finished 4th at the 2012 Linz-Ebelsberg CSIO4 Grand Prix Table A held in Linz-Ebelsberg, Austria. [1] He finished 12th at the 2012 Lummen CSIO4 Nations Cup held in Lummen, Belgium. [1] He finished 9th at the 2012 Lummen CSI3 Grand Prix Table A held in Lummen, Belgium. [1] He finished 48th at the CSI four-star at L'Et du Grand Parquet in the 1.50m class after he had eight faults in the competition. [3]

Paterson-Robinson attempted to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics but had problems during qualification due to an injury to his horse. [2] He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] He will be riding Lanosso at his first Olympics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [6] He finished in 41st place in the individual event. [7]

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