Robin Theresa Campbell-Bennett (born January 25, 1959, in

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) was a U.S. Olympian at 800 meters in 1980 and 1984. She competed in every Olympic Trials between 1972 and 1984.

Early life and education

She was born in Washington D.C. She attended

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in Gainesville, Florida;

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, Gainesville; and

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in San Jose, California, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies and a minor in women's studies.

Athletic career

At the Olympic Trials in 1972, at age 13, she won the Exhibition Races for girls U-14 at both 200 meters and 1500 meters. Her times were fast enough to make the U.S. Olympic team, but she was too young to qualify. Campbell won

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at 400 meters in 1975 and 1500 meters in 1974. She finished second at eight consecutive U.S. Indoor Championships at 800 meters. On April 25–27, 1975, at the Mt. SAC Relays in California, she won both the 400 meters in 53.5 and the 800 meters in 2:11.6.MTSAC
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, she won the silver medal at 800 meters, running 2:02.53, finishing between Yvonne Mondesire of Canada 2:02.34 and Ann Mackie-Morelli of Canada 2:02.63. Her best 800 meter time of 1:59.00 came while winning the

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. At the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland later that year, she finished fifth.

Personal life

She resides in Washington DC, where she head
Fifth Man Track Athletic Club
She served on the Drug Testing Committee, Cultural Exchange Committee, and Youth Sports Committee of USA Track & Field. She is active in the Olympic Alumni Association, Women's Sports Foundation
Stop the Silence: Stop Childhood Sexual Abuse
Fifth Man Track Club, an
Potomac Valley Track Club

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Robin 1959 births Living people 20th-century American sportswomen American female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Olympic track and field athletes for the United States San Jose State University alumni Track and field athletes from San Jose, California Track and field athletes from Washington, D.C. University of Florida alumni World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States