Peter Robertson (triathlete)

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Medal record
Triathlon
Commonwealth Games
Bronze	Melbourne 2006	Men's race

Peter Robertson is an Olympic athlete from Australia who competes in triathlon. Peter, who is also known as "Robbo", entered in his first triathlon at age 16 with his mates and became hooked on the sport.

Robertson competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-fourth place with a total time of 1:51:39.04.

He competed again four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This time, he placed twenty-fourth with a time of 1:55:44.36.

In 2005, racing in Gamagori, Japan, Robbo won his 3rd ITU World Championship, and has also placed 2nd at the World Championships twice. The ITU World Championships is the second most competitive Olympic Distance Triathlon in the world, the first being the Olympics.

In the 2006 Commonwealth Games Robertson took Bronze.

Later in 2006 Robertson took sixth place in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, beating American Hunter Kemper by one second. Tim Don, who won the race, deprived Robertson of a record equaling fourth World Championships win.