Brett Robinson (runner)

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

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

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

8 km (cross country) || 25:47.00 || Amman, Jordan || 28 March 2009

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
Half Marathon59:57.00Marugame, Japan2 February 2020
Marathon02:10:54London, United Kingdom28 April 2019
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. "Athlete profile for Brett Robinson". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  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. "Brett Robinson". athhistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)
  5. "Viewing IAAF World Junior Championships results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. "1500 Metres Startlist - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. "1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. "5000 Metres Startlist - 14th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  9. "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. "Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  11. "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  12. "Junior Race Result - 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  13. "Profile of Brett ROBINSON | All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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