Jake Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand

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. When he was 17 he moved to Iten,

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with his twin brother and fellow professional runner Zane Robertson. He competed in the 5000m at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, where he finished 14th in the second heat in a time of 14:09.55 and did not qualify for the final. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow he finished ninth in the 5000 metres and seventh in the

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. Robertson was runner up in the 2017

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in 1:00:12, 6 seconds behind

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. In 2018 he took first place at the

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with a time of 1:00:01. On 4 March 2018 Robertson came third in the

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, in a time of 2:08:26, breaking

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's New Zealand record by 33 seconds. Four weeks later, Roberson defended his Crescent City Classic 10 km title in 27:28, equalling his brother Zane's national record. Robertson placed fifth in the 10,000m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the

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, breaking his brother Zane's national record with a time of 27:30.90.

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1989 births Living people New Zealand male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games New Zealand twins {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub