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Holly Robinson
Personal information
Born (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29)
Hokitika, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics
Disability classF46
EventJavelin throw
ClubAthletics Taieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best41.22 m (2016, NR)[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin F46
IPC Athletics World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon Javelin F46
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Javelin F46

Holly Robinson (born 10 December 1994) is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] At the 2016 Games, she was New Zealand's flagbearer for the opening ceremony,[3] and won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F46.[4]

Robinson was born in Hokitika, on the South Island's West Coast, and is of Ngāi Tahu descent.[5] She has a twin brother, Jonathon, and her father Steve represented the West Coast in Heartland Championship rugby. Robinson has a congenital limb reduction with her left arm ending below the elbow.[6] She attended Westland High School and later Taieri College after moving to Dunedin.[6][7]

Robinson started competing in para-athletics at age 12. She is classified F46 for field events and T47 for track events and long jump.[8] Robinson's first major international competition was the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, achieving a fifth-place ranking in the women's javelin throw F46 and a seventh-place ranking in the women's shot put F42-44/46. She was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the sole female athletics competitor selected. She finishing seventh in the women's javelin F46, with a 32.58 m throw.[9] Robinson won her first international competition medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, earning a silver medal with a 34.37 m throw.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Robinson earned a bronze medal with a 38.18 m throw.[10] At the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships she set a New Zealand national record with a throw of 40.81 m, ranking her number one in the world for the javelin F46 during the Paralympic qualifying period and earning her a slot at the 2016 Paralympics Games. She was officially confirmed to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics on 23 May 2016.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Robinson won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F46, behind Great Britain's Hollie Arnold, with a personal best throw of 41.22 m.[4][11]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Distance Date Location Notes
Javelin (F46) 41.22 m 13 September 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil AR[11]
Shot put (F46) 10.84 m 15 April 2014 Beijing, China NR[12]
Discus (F46) 34.62 m 20 February 2016 Dunedin, New Zealand NR[12]

Javelin throw progression

Year Performance Competition Location Date World
ranking
2011 30.61 m Melbourne, Australia 16 April 7
2012 32.58 m Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 1 September 7
2013 34.37 m IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon, France 22 July 3
2014 35.58 m Beijing, China 16 April 2
2015 38.18 m IPC Athletics World Championships Doha, Qatar 31 October 4
2016 41.22 m Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Para-Athletics Records" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Paralympics New Zealand name six track and field athletes for Rio". Stuff.co.nz. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Holly Robinson selected as flag bearer as New Zealand Paralympic Team officially welcomed in Rio". Paralympics New Zealand. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Rio Paralympics 2016: Javelin silver medal for NZ flagbearer Holly Robinson". Stuff.co.nz. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Maori Sports Awards: Carrington, Love-Henry in running". Rotorua Daily Post. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b McMurran, Alistair (10 March 2012). "Paralympics: Robinson closer to London selection". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Athletics: Records tumble at Caledonian". Otago Daily Times. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Classification Master List, Summer Season 2016 -- New Zealand". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Results – Athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic Games – Women's Javelin F46". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Results - Women's Javelin Throw F46 Final -- 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 6 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Results -- Women's javelin throw F46 final -- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Holly Robinson – Rankings". Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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