Robbie Simpson (runner)

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Robbie Simpson
2017 London Marathon - Robbie Simpson.jpg
Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33)
Wegberg, Germany [1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryGreat Britain, Scotland
SportAthletics
Event
Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:14:56 (2019)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Marathon
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's mountain running
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 GapSenior race
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 LlanberisMountain race

Robbie Simpson (born 14 November 1991) is a British male long-distance runner who competes in marathon and mountain running events. He was a silver medallist at the 2014 European Mountain Running Championships and a bronze medallist at the 2015 World Mountain Running Championships. He won his first international marathon medal (a bronze) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Simpson has competed five times at the European Mountain Running Championships (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and five times at the World Mountain Running Championships (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015). [2] He won the 2016 and 2018 editions of the Jungfrau Marathon and ranked in the top 20 at the 2016 and 2017 London Marathon. He holds a personal best of 2:14:56 for the marathon. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2008 World Mountain Running Trophy Crans-Montana, Switzerland42ndJunior race47:01.1
2009 World Mountain Running Championships Madesimo, Italy18thJunior race42:33
European Mountain Running Championships Telfes, Austria14thJunior race54:34
2011 Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships Llanberis, United Kingdom2ndSenior race50:20
2012 World Mountain Running Championship Ponte di Legno, Italy18thSenior race66:47
European Mountain Running Championships DenizliPamukkale, Turkey19thSenior race53:23
2013 European Mountain Running Championships Borovets, Bulgaria29thSenior race61:46
2014 World Mountain Running Championships Massa, Italy30thSenior race60:39
European Mountain Running Championships Gap, France2ndSenior race56:19
2015 World Mountain Running Championships Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom3rdSenior race50:31
3rdSenior team46 pts
European Mountain Running Championships Porto Moniz, Portugal4thSenior race63:20
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia3rd Marathon 2:19:36

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robbie Simpson. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. Robbie Simpson. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. Robbie Simpson. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-04.