Robbie Simpson (runner)
Robbie Simpson (born 14 November 1991) is a British male long-distance runner who competes in marathon and mountain running events. He was a silver medallist at the 2014 European Mountain Running Championships and a bronze medallist at the 2015 World Mountain Running Championships. He won his first international marathon medal (a bronze) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Born | Wegberg, Germany[1] | 14 November 1991|||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain, Scotland | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:14:56 (2019) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simpson has competed five times at the European Mountain Running Championships (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and five times at the World Mountain Running Championships (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015).[2] He won the 2016 and 2018 editions of the Jungfrau Marathon and ranked in the top 20 at the 2016 and 2017 London Marathon. He holds a personal best of 2:14:56 for the marathon.[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 42nd | Junior race | 47:01.1 |
2009 | World Mountain Running Championships | Madesimo, Italy | 18th | Junior race | 42:33 |
European Mountain Running Championships | Telfes, Austria | 14th | Junior race | 54:34 | |
2011 | Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships | Llanberis, United Kingdom | 2nd | Senior race | 50:20 |
2012 | World Mountain Running Championship | Ponte di Legno, Italy | 18th | Senior race | 66:47 |
European Mountain Running Championships | Denizli–Pamukkale, Turkey | 19th | Senior race | 53:23 | |
2013 | European Mountain Running Championships | Borovets, Bulgaria | 29th | Senior race | 61:46 |
2014 | World Mountain Running Championships | Massa, Italy | 30th | Senior race | 60:39 |
European Mountain Running Championships | Gap, France | 2nd | Senior race | 56:19 | |
2015 | World Mountain Running Championships | Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom | 3rd | Senior race | 50:31 |
3rd | Senior team | 46 pts | |||
European Mountain Running Championships | Porto Moniz, Portugal | 4th | Senior race | 63:20 | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:19:36 |
References
- Robbie Simpson. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- Robbie Simpson. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- Robbie Simpson. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-04.