Zane Robertson
 Robertson at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1989 Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 m – half marathon | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:54.45 (2005) 1500 m – 3:34.19 (2014) 3000 m – 7:41.37 (2014) 5000 m – 13:13.83 (2013) 10,000 m – 27:33.67 (2016) HM – 59:47 (2015)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner.[2] He lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At the age of 17 he and his twin brother Jake moved from New Zealand to Iten, Kenya, to further their running careers.[4]
He competed in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow over the 5000 m, where he finished 14th in a time of 13:46.55.[5] At the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Robertson finished 12th in the final of the 3000 metres event a in a time of 8:01.81[6] after running a New Zealand National Indoor Record of 7:44.16 in the heats.[7] He won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[8]
In 2015, Robertson set a New Zealand and Oceanian record in the half marathon with a time of 59:47 at Marugame.[9] Robertson became only the fourth non-African runner in history to run the distance in under one hour.[10]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics Robertson finished 12th in the men's 10000 metres with a time of 27:33.67. The time broke Dick Quax's 39-year-old New Zealand national record by more than 8 seconds.[11]
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
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| 1500m | 3:34.19 | Rieti | 7 September 2014 |
| 5000m | 13:13.83 | Heusden-Zolder | 13 July 2013 |
| 10000m | 27:33.67 NR | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| Half Marathon | 59:47 AR | Marugame | 1 February 2015 |
References
- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 – Zane Robertson Profile". glasgow2014.com.
- ^ a b "Zane Robertson". IAAF. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games – ROBERTSON GRABS 5000M BRONZE « LiveNews.co.nz". livenews.co.nz.
- ^ "Athletics Illustrated – articles and videos about the sport of running and track and field". Athletics Illustrated.
- ^ "Oops something has gone wrong". iaaf.org.
- ^ "3000 Metres Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
- ^ "3000 Metres Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Ndiku wins first track gold in 5,000m". BBC. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ IAAF: Course Record for Kuira at Marugame Half Marathon.
- ^ "Athletics: Robertson runs sensational half marathon time". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Zane Robertson breaks historic NZ 10,000 metre record". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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