Joshua Robinson

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Joshua Robinson
Personal information
Born (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 39)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [1]
Education Villanova College
University of Queensland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw

Joshua Robinson (born 4 October 1985) is an Australian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, narrowly missing the final. He earlier competed at the 2007 World Championships but did not qualify for the final.

His personal best in the javelin throw is 85.11 metres set in Perth in 2016.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5thJavelin throw (700 g)66.64 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica20th (q)Javelin throw 63.97 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 4thJavelin throw 73.76 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand5thJavelin throw 77.86 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan17th (q)Javelin throw 78.48 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia15th (q)Javelin throw 70.75 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom4thJavelin throw 79.95 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco6thJavelin throw 78.58 m 1
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (q)Javelin throw 80.84 m

1Representing Asia-Pacific

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