Brett Robinson (athlete)

Brett Robinson
Robinson winning the 2016 Burnie Ten
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 [1]
Canberra [2]
Residence Ballarat [2]
Sport
Country Australia Australia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000 M, 1500 M, 3000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Brett Robinson (born 8 May 1991 in Canberra[1]) is an Australian athlete specialising in the 5000 metres who has competed in the World Championships.

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.[3] He is also a one-time silver medalist in the 1500 metres in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships.[3] Robinson's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.

EventRanking
1500 M36th
3000 M21st
5000 M9th

Source:[4]

Competitions

Junior World Championships

Robinson competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics[3] in Moncton, Canada.[5] He was selected and competed in the 1500 metres. Robinson competed in heat three[3] and finished 3rd in a time of 3:43.67.[3] This performance qualified him for the final.[6] In the final Robinson finished 8th out of a field of twelve in a time of 3:44.06.[7]

Senior World Championships

Robinson was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the 5000 metres.[8] Robinson was in the first heat [8] and finished 7th in a time of 13:25.38.[3] This qualified him for the final where he finished 15th[3] in a time of 14:03.77.[3]

World Cross-Country Championships

Robinson has competed in two World Cross Country Championships.[3] His first appearance was in 2009 in the junior race (8 km).[3] He finished 46th out of 121 competitors.[3] He made his second appearance in 2013. This time he competed in the senior race (12 km) and finished 29th out of 102 athletes.[3]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventPerformanceVenueDate
800 M1:50.36Glendale, Australia29 January 2011
1,500 M3:38.94Sydney, Australia18 February 2012
Mile4:02.46Dublin, Ireland8 July 2011
3,000 M7:51.99Sotteville, France8 July 2013
5,000 M13:18.96Ostrava, Czech Republic27 June December 2013
10,000 M28:45.39Melbourne, Australia8 December 2012
3,000 M steeplechase8:52.47Melbourne, Australia15 April 2011
Mile (road)4:02.00New York, USA22 September 2013
5,000 M (road)13:42.00Carlsbad, USA7 April 2013
10,000 M (road)29:38.00New York, USA11 May 2013
8 km (cross country)25:47.00Amman, Jordan28 March 2009
12 km (cross country)34:11.00Bydgoszcz, Poland24 March 2013

Sources:[9][10][11][12][13]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2009 World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan 46th 8 km 25:47
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 8th 1500 m 3:44.06
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th 5000 m 14:03.77
World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th 12 km 34:11
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h) 5000 m 13:49.63
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th 3000 m 8:11.11
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th 5000 m 13:32.30

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete profile for Brett Robinson". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. 1 2 "World Aths Championships: Ballarat Project's Brett Robinson into 5000m final | The Courier". thecourier.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Australian Athletics Results". athhistory.imgstg.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. ↑ http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)
  5. ↑ "Viewing IAAF World Junior Championships results". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  6. ↑ "1500 Metres Startlist - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  7. ↑ "1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  8. 1 2 "5000 Metres Startlist - 14th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Results". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  10. ↑ "Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  11. ↑ "Results". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  12. ↑ "Junior Race Result - 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  13. ↑ "Profile of Brett ROBINSON | All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
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