Brett Robinson (athlete)

Brett Robinson
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1991-05-08)May 8, 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.

Event Ranking
1500 M 36th
3000 M 21st
5000 M 9th

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

Event Performance Venue Date
800 M 1:50.36 Glendale, Australia 29 January 2011
1,500 M 3:38.94 Sydney, Australia 18 February 2012
Mile 4:02.46 Dublin, Ireland 8 July 2011
3,000 M 7:51.99 Sotteville, France 8 July 2013
5,000 M 13:18.96 Ostrava, Czech Republic 27 June December 2013
10,000 M 28:45.39 Melbourne, Australia 8 December 2012
3,000 M steeplechase 8:52.47 Melbourne, Australia 15 April 2011
Mile (road) 4:02.00 New York, USA 22 September 2013
5,000 M (road) 13:42.00 Carlsbad, USA 7 April 2013
10,000 M (road) 29:38.00 New York, USA 11 May 2013
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:[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

References

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