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{{short description|Australian runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Brett Robinson
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| caption = Robinson winning the 2016 [[Burnie Ten]]
| nationality = [[Australia]]n
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[5000 metres|5000 M]], [[1500 metres|1500 M]], [[3000 metres steeplechase]], [[Half Marathon]], [[Marathon]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|8}} <ref name="iaaf">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/brett-robinson-245321 |title=Athlete profile for Brett Robinson |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802171842/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/brett-robinson-245321 |archive-date=2 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Canberra]]<ref name="thecourier">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1703585/world-aths-championships-ballarat-projects-brett-robinson-into-5000m-final/ |title=World Aths Championships: Ballarat Project's Brett Robinson into 5000m final {{pipe}} The Courier |date=13 August 2013 |publisher=thecourier.com.au |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154729/http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1703585/world-aths-championships-ballarat-projects-brett-robinson-into-5000m-final/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| residence = [[Newport,Melbourne]]<ref name="thecourier"/>
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*[[Marathon]]: 2:07:31 [[List of Oceanian records in athletics|'''AR''']] (Fukuoka, 2022)
*[[Half Marathon]]: 59:57 [[List of Australian records in athletics|'''NR''']] (Marugame, 2020)
*[[5000 metres|5000 M]]: 13:15.91 (Heusden-Zolder, 2018)
*[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 M steeplechase]]: 8:52.47 (Melbourne, 2011)
*[[1500 metres|1500 M]]: 3:38.94 (2012)
| country = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
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'''Brett Robinson''' (born 8 May 1991 in [[Canberra]]<ref name="iaaf"/>) is an Australian [[track and field]] athlete specializing in the 5000 metres who has competed in the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]. Robinson qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020 Olympics.]] He came 66th in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] with a time of 2:24.04.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics ROBINSON Brett - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/../../../en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1553487-robinson-brett.htm|access-date=2021-09-30|website=olympics.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

Robinson trains with [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympic]] runner, [[Stewart McSweyn]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stewart McSweyn|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/stewart-mcsweyn/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Early years ==
Robinson grew up in [[Canberra]] and played [[soccer]] 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 Athletics Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country]] and ran the junior event. Two years later he made the 1500m final at the [[World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brett Robinson|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/brett-robinson/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}</ref>

==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 Athletics Championships|Australian National Track & Field Championships]].<ref name="imgstg">{{cite web |url=http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5551.htm |title=Brett Robinson |website=athhistory.imgstg.com |publisher=Australian Athletics Historical Results |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200823/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete5551.htm |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> He is also a one-time silver medalist in the [[1500 metres]] in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships.<ref name="imgstg"/> Robinson's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking
|-
| [[1500 metres|1500 M]] || 36th
|-
| [[3000 metres|3000 M]] || 21st
|-
| [[5000 metres|5000 M]] || 9th
|}Source:<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154122/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/almanac/Almanac-2013.pdf Article title]}} 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)</ref>

==Competitions==

===Junior World Championships===
Robinson competed at the [[2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics]]<ref name="imgstg"/> in [[Moncton, Canada]].<ref name="iaaf2">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships |title=Viewing IAAF World Junior Championships results |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626082322/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships |archive-date=26 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was selected and competed in the [[1500 metres]]. Robinson competed in heat three<ref name="imgstg"/> and finished 3rd in a time of 3:43.67.<ref name="imgstg"/> This performance qualified him for the final.<ref name="iaaf3">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships/2010/13th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4146/men/1500-metres/final/startlist |title=1500 Metres Startlist - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships {{pipe}} iaaf.org |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210318/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships/2010/13th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4146/men/1500-metres/final/startlist |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the final Robinson finished 8th out of a field of twelve in a time of 3:44.06.<ref name="iaaf4">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships/2010/13th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4146/men/1500-metres/final/result |title=1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships {{pipe}} iaaf.org |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803050112/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships/2010/13th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4146/men/1500-metres/final/result |archive-date=3 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Senior World Championships===
Robinson was selected  to compete in the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in [[Moscow]] in the [[5000 metres]].<ref name="iaaf5">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2013/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/men/5000-metres/heats/startlist |title=5000 Metres Startlist - 14th IAAF World Championships {{pipe}} iaaf.org |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805151723/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2013/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/men/5000-metres/heats/startlist |archive-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Robinson was in the first heat <ref name="iaaf5"/> and finished 7th in a time of 13:25.38.<ref name="imgstg"/> This qualified him for the final where he finished 15th<ref name="imgstg"/> in a time of 14:03.77.<ref name="imgstg"/>

===World Cross-Country Championships===
Robinson has competed in two [[World Cross Country Championships]].<ref name="imgstg"/> His first appearance was in [[2009 World Cross Country Championships|2009]] in the junior race (8&nbsp;km).<ref name="imgstg"/> He finished 46th out of 121 competitors.<ref name="imgstg"/> He made his second appearance in [[2013 World Cross Country Championships|2013]]. This time he competed in the senior race (12&nbsp;km) and finished 29th out of 102 athletes.<ref name="imgstg"/>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Performance !! Venue !! Date
|-
| 800 M || 1:50.36 || [[Glendale, New South Wales|Glendale, Australia]] || 29 January 2011
|-
| 1,500 M || 3:38.94 || [[Sydney, Australia]] || 18 February 2012
|-
| Mile || 3:58.5 || [[Melbourne, Australia]]|| 16 February 2017
|-
| Beer Mile || 32:58.3 || [[Melbourne, Australia]]|| 25 December 2023
|-
| 3,000 M || 7:44.29 || [[Boston|Boston, USA]]|| 14 February 2016
|-
| 5,000 M || 13:15.91 || [[Ostrava, Czech Republic]] || 27 June December 2013
|-
| 10,000 M || 27:51.51 || [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano, USA]]|| 6 May 2022
|-
| 3,000 M steeplechase || 8:52.47 || [[Melbourne, Australia]] || 15 April 2011
|-
| Mile (road) || 4:19.1 || [[Christchurch|Christchurch, New Zealand]]|| 8 February 2016
|-
| 5,000 M (road) || 13:42.00 || [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad, USA]] || 7 April 2013
|-
| 10,000 M (road) || 29:29.00 || [[Burnie|Burnie, Australia]]|| 23 October 2016
|-
| Half Marathon || 59:57.00 || [[Marugame, Kagawa|Marugame, Japan]] || 2 February 2020
|-
| Marathon || 02:07:31 || [[Fukuoka, Japan]]|| 4 December 2022
|-
| 8&nbsp;km (cross country) || 25:47.00 || [[Amman, Jordan]] || 28 March 2009
|-
| 12&nbsp;km (cross country) || 34:11.00 || [[Bydgoszcz, Poland]] || 24 March 2013
|}Sources:<ref name="iaaf6">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results?year=2009&subcats=WXC |title=Results |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182423/http://www.iaaf.org/results?year=2009&subcats=WXC |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iaaf7">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2013/40th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2-5096/men/senior-race/final/result |title=Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 {{pipe}} iaaf.org |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228204622/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2013/40th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2-5096/men/senior-race/final/result |archive-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iaaf8">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results?year=2013&subcats=WXC |title=Results |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182442/http://www.iaaf.org/results?year=2013&subcats=WXC |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iaaf9">{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2009/37th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-4140/men/junior-race/final/result |title=Junior Race Result - 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships {{pipe}} iaaf.org |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=2014-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924210234/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2009/37th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-4140/men/junior-race/final/result |archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref><ref name="all-athletics">{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/317364 |title=Profile of Brett ROBINSON {{pipe}} All-Athletics.com |publisher=all-athletics.com |access-date=2014-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212933/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/317364 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Seasonal bests by Year===
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 | y1 = 928.07, , ,820.98, 798.96, 826.09, 801.23, 799.29, 802.93, 795.91, 819.37, , 803.69, 801.59
}}

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}
|-
||2009
||[[2009 World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]
||[[Amman, Jordan]]
|46th
|8&nbsp;km
|[[2009 World Cross Country Championships|25:47]]
|-
|2010
|[[2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Moncton, New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]
|8th
|1500 m
|[[2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:44.06]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
||[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
||[[Moscow, Russia]]
|15th
|5000 m 
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|14:03.77]]
|-
||[[2013 World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]
||[[Bydgoszcz, Poland]]
|29th
|12&nbsp;km
|[[2013 World Cross Country Championships|34:11]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|25th (h)
|5000 m
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres|13:49.63]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
|11th
|3000 m
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|8:11.11]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|14th
|5000 m
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|13:32.30]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sapporo, Japan]]
|66th
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2:24:04]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

{{Australia Athletics Team 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer Australia NC 5000 m Men}}
{{Footer Australia NC 10,000 m Men}}
{{Australian athletes at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics}}
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