Brett Robinson (runner)

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Brett Robinson
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Robinson winning the 2016 Burnie Ten
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 32) [1]
Canberra [2]
Sport
Country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000 M, 1500 M, 3000 metres steeplechase, Half Marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Brett Robinson (born 8 May 1991 in Canberra [1] ) is an Australian track and field athlete specializing in the 5000 metres who has competed in the World Championships. Robinson qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He came 66th in the Men's marathon with a time of 2:24.04. [3]

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Robinson trains with 2020 Tokyo Olympic runner, Stewart McSweyn. [4]

Early years

Robinson grew up in Canberra and played soccer until he was 10 years old. In Year 6 at school his PE teacher who was a runner himself noticed that Robinson was pretty good at cross country and started taking him to races. Robinson went to nationals as an U13 and was placed 18th. In high school he got himself a coach. From then onwards, Robinson was always in the top ten.

Robinson was very good at soccer and had to then make the decision, athletics or soccer. When 17 years old he went to the World Cross Country and ran the junior event. Two years later he made the 1500m final at the World Junior Championships. [5]

Records and rankings

Robinson is a one-time silver medalist in the 3000 metres steeplechase and a one-time bronze medalist in the 10,000 metres in the Australian National Track & Field Championships. [6] He is also a one-time silver medalist in the 1500 metres in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships. [6] Robinson's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.

EventRanking
1500 M 36th
3000 M 21st
5000 M 9th

Source: [7]

Competitions

Junior World Championships

Robinson competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics [6] in Moncton, Canada. [8] He was selected and competed in the 1500 metres. Robinson competed in heat three [6] and finished 3rd in a time of 3:43.67. [6] This performance qualified him for the final. [9] In the final Robinson finished 8th out of a field of twelve in a time of 3:44.06. [10]

Senior World Championships

Robinson was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the 5000 metres. [11] Robinson was in the first heat [11] and finished 7th in a time of 13:25.38. [6] This qualified him for the final where he finished 15th [6] in a time of 14:03.77. [6]

World Cross-Country Championships

Robinson has competed in two World Cross Country Championships. [6] His first appearance was in 2009 in the junior race (8 km). [6] He finished 46th out of 121 competitors. [6] He made his second appearance in 2013. This time he competed in the senior race (12 km) and finished 29th out of 102 athletes. [6]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventPerformanceVenueDate
800 M1:50.36 Glendale, Australia 29 January 2011
1,500 M3:38.94 Sydney, Australia 18 February 2012
Mile4:02.46 Dublin, Ireland 8 July 2011
3,000 M7:45.97 Lucerne, Switzerland 14 July 2015
5,000 M13:15.91 Ostrava, Czech Republic 27 June December 2013
10,000 M28:45.39 Melbourne, Australia 8 December 2012
3,000 M steeplechase8:52.47 Melbourne, Australia 15 April 2011
Mile (road)3:58.5 Melbourne, Australia 16 February 2017
5,000 M (road)13:42.00 Carlsbad, USA 7 April 2013
10,000 M (road)29:29.00 Burnie, Australia 23 October 2016
Half Marathon59:57.00 Marugame, Japan 2 February 2020
Marathon02:07:31 Fukuoka, Japan 4 December 2022
8 km (cross country)25:47.00 Amman, Jordan 28 March 2009
12 km (cross country)34:11.00 Bydgoszcz, Poland 24 March 2013

Sources: [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Seasonal bests by Year

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2009 World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan 46th8 km 25:47
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 8th1500 m 3:44.06
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th5000 m 14:03.77
World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th12 km 34:11
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h)5000 m 13:49.63
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th3000 m 8:11.11
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th5000 m 13:32.30
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 66thMarathon 2:24:04

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References

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  2. ↑ "World Aths Championships: Ballarat Project's Brett Robinson into 5000m final | The Courier". thecourier.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Athletics ROBINSON Brett - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stewart McSweyn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Brett Robinson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  7. ↑ http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)
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