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Brett Robinson
	Robinson winning the 2016 Burnie Ten
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	8 May 1991 (age 33) ; Canberra
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 M, 1500 M, 3000 metres steeplechase, Half Marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Marathon: 2:07:31 AR (Fukuoka, 2022); Half Marathon: 59:57 NR (Marugame, 2020); 5000 M: 13:15.91 (Heusden-Zolder, 2018); 3000 M steeplechase: 8:52.47 (Melbourne, 2011); 1500 M: 3:38.94 (2012);

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Brett Robinson (born 8 May 1991 in Canberra^[1]) is an Australian track and field 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.^[3]

Robinson trains with 2020 Tokyo Olympic runner, Stewart McSweyn.^[4]

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 Cross Country and ran the junior event. Two years later he made the 1500m final at the World Junior Championships.^[5]

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.^[6] He is also a one-time silver medalist in the 1500 metres in the Australian National Junior Track & Field Championships.^[6] Robinson's current Australian all-time rankings are listed below.

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

Source:^[7]

Competitions

Junior World Championships

Robinson competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics^[6] in Moncton, Canada.^[8] He was selected and competed in the 1500 metres. Robinson competed in heat three^[6] and finished 3rd in a time of 3:43.67.^[6] This performance qualified him for the final.^[9] In the final Robinson finished 8th out of a field of twelve in a time of 3:44.06.^[10]

Senior World Championships

Robinson was selected to compete in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the 5000 metres.^[11] Robinson was in the first heat ^[11] and finished 7th in a time of 13:25.38.^[6] This qualified him for the final where he finished 15th^[6] in a time of 14:03.77.^[6]

World Cross-Country Championships

Robinson has competed in two World Cross Country Championships.^[6] His first appearance was in 2009 in the junior race (8 km).^[6] He finished 46th out of 121 competitors.^[6] He made his second appearance in 2013. This time he competed in the senior race (12 km) and finished 29th out of 102 athletes.^[6]

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	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, 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, USA	6 May 2022
3,000 M steeplechase	8:52.47	Melbourne, Australia	15 April 2011
Mile (road)	4:19.1	Christchurch, New Zealand	8 February 2016
5,000 M (road)	13:42.00	Carlsbad, USA	7 April 2013
10,000 M (road)	29:29.00	Burnie, Australia	23 October 2016
Half Marathon	59:57.00	Marugame, Japan	2 February 2020
Marathon	02:07:31	Fukuoka, Japan	4 December 2022
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:^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Seasonal bests by Year

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
2013	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
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th	5000 m	13:32.30
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	66th	Marathon	2:24:04

References

^ ^a ^b "Athlete profile for Brett Robinson". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "World Aths Championships: Ballarat Project's Brett Robinson into 5000m final | The Courier". thecourier.com.au. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Athletics ROBINSON Brett - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Stewart McSweyn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ "Brett Robinson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Brett Robinson". athhistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ Article title^[usurped] 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)
^ "Viewing IAAF World Junior Championships results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "1500 Metres Startlist - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "5000 Metres Startlist - 14th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Junior Race Result - 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Profile of Brett ROBINSON | All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

External links

Brett Robinson at World Athletics
Brett Robinson at Australian Athletics Historical Results
Brett Robinson at the Australian Olympic Committee
Brett Robinson at Olympedia

[iaaf-1] "Athlete profile for Brett Robinson". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[thecourier-2] "World Aths Championships: Ballarat Project's Brett Robinson into 5000m final | The Courier". thecourier.com.au. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[3] "Athletics ROBINSON Brett - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[4] "Stewart McSweyn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[5] "Brett Robinson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[imgstg-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Brett Robinson". athhistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[7] Article title^[usurped] 2013 Athletics Australia ALMANAC (pages 143, 145 & 146)

[iaaf2-8] "Viewing IAAF World Junior Championships results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf3-9] "1500 Metres Startlist - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf4-10] "1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Junior Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf5-11] "5000 Metres Startlist - 14th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf6-12] "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf7-13] "Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf8-14] "Results". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[iaaf9-15] "Junior Race Result - 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[all-athletics-16] "Profile of Brett ROBINSON | All-Athletics.com". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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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>
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+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.
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 | 1,500 M || 3:38.94 || [[Sydney, Australia]] || 18 February 2012
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-| Mile || 4:02.46 || [[Dublin, Ireland]] || 8 July 2011
+| Mile || 3:58.5 || [[Melbourne, Australia]]|| 16 February 2017
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-| 3,000 M || 7:45.97 || [[Lucerne, Switzerland]] || 14 July 2015
+| Beer Mile || 32:58.3 || [[Melbourne, Australia]]|| 25 December 2023
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+| 3,000 M || 7:44.29 || [[Boston|Boston, USA]]|| 14 February 2016
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 | 5,000 M || 13:15.91 || [[Ostrava, Czech Republic]] || 27 June December 2013
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-| 10,000 M || 28:45.39 || [[Melbourne, Australia]] || 8 December 2012
+| 10,000 M || 27:51.51 || [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano, USA]]|| 6 May 2022
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 | 3,000 M steeplechase || 8:52.47 || [[Melbourne, Australia]] || 15 April 2011
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-| Mile (road) || 3:58.5 || [[Melbourne, Australia]] || 16 February 2017
+| Mile (road) || 4:19.1 || [[Christchurch|Christchurch, New Zealand]]|| 8 February 2016
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 | 5,000 M (road) || 13:42.00 || [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad, USA]] || 7 April 2013
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-| 10,000 M (road) || 29:29.00 || [[Burnie, Australia]] || 23 October 2016
+| 10,000 M (road) || 29:29.00 || [[Burnie|Burnie, Australia]]|| 23 October 2016
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 | Half Marathon || 59:57.00 || [[Marugame, Kagawa|Marugame, Japan]] || 2 February 2020
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-| Marathon || 02:09:52 || London, United Kingdom || 2 October 2022
+| Marathon || 02:07:31 || [[Fukuoka, Japan]]|| 4 December 2022
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 | 8&nbsp;km (cross country) || 25:47.00 || [[Amman, Jordan]] || 28 March 2009
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v t e 2016 Australia Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes	Alex Hartmann Peter Bol Luke Mathews Jeff Riseley Ryan Gregson Sam McEntee Brett Robinson Patrick Tiernan David McNeill Ben St Lawrence Liam Adams Michael Shelley Scott Westcott Dane Bird-Smith Rhydian Cowley Chris Erickson Brendon Reading Jared Tallent
Men's field athletes	Henry Frayne Fabrice Lapierre Joel Baden Brandon Starc Kurtis Marschall Damien Birkinhead Matthew Denny Benn Harradine Hamish Peacock Joshua Robinson
Men's combined events athletes	Cedric Dubler
Women's track & road athletes	Melissa Breen Ella Nelson Morgan Mitchell Anneliese Rubie Selma Kajan Jenny Blundell Zoe Buckman Linden Hall Madeline Hills Eloise Wellings Michelle Jenneke Lauren Wells Genevieve LaCaze Victoria Mitchell Caitlin Sargent Jessica Thornton Milly Clark Jessica Trengove Lisa Jane Weightman Tanya Holliday Regan Lamble Rachel Tallent
Women's field athletes	Chelsea Jaensch Brooke Stratton Eleanor Patterson Alana Boyd Dani Samuels Kim Mickle Kathryn Mitchell Kelsey-Lee Roberts

v t e Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
	Josh Ross Alexander Rowe Brett Robinson Ben St Lawrence Collis Birmingham Tristan Thomas Jarrod Geddes
	Nicholas Hough Tim Leathart Andrew McCabe Isaac Ntiamoah Alex Beck Craig Burns Ben Offereins
	Josh Ralph Steven Solomon Martin Dent Shawn Forrest Dane Bird-Smith Rhydian Cowley Chris Erickson
	Ian Rayson Jared Tallent Fabrice Lapierre Brandon Starc Benn Harradine Julian Wruck Hamish Peacock
	Melissa Breen Caitlin Sargent Kelly Hetherington Zoe Buckman Jackie Areson Lara Tamsett Sally Pearson
	Lauren Boden Nicole Chapple Jane Fardell Lauren Shelley Jessica Trengove Tanya Holliday Jess Rothwell
	Dani Samuels Kim Mickle Kathryn Mitchell