Brett Robinson (born 8 May 1991 in

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) is an Australian

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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. Robinson trains with 2020 Tokyo Olympic runner,

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Early years

Robinson grew up in

and played

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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.

Records and rankings

Robinson is a one-time silver medalist in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

and a one-time bronze medalist in the

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in the Australian National Track & Field Championships. He is also a one-time silver medalist in the

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in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships. Robinson's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below. Source:http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)

Competitions

Junior World Championships

Robinson competed at the

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. He was selected and competed in the

. Robinson competed in heat three and finished 3rd in a time of 3:43.67. This performance qualified him for the final. In the final Robinson finished 8th out of a field of twelve in a time of 3:44.06.

Senior World Championships

Robinson was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in

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in the

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. Robinson was in the first heat and finished 7th in a time of 13:25.38. This qualified him for the final where he finished 15th in a time of 14:03.77.

World Cross-Country Championships

Robinson has competed in two

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. His first appearance was in

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in the junior race (8 km). He finished 46th out of 121 competitors. He made his second appearance in

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. This time he competed in the senior race (12 km) and finished 29th out of 102 athletes.

Statistics

Personal bests

Sources:

Seasonal bests by Year

Achievements

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Brett Living people 1991 births Australian male middle-distance runners Australian male long-distance runners Australian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes of Australia Sportspeople from Canberra World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Australian male marathon runners 21st-century Australian people