Zane Robertson
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| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Born |
14 November 1989 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[1] | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner.[3] 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 5000m, 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]
References
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games – ROBERTSON GRABS 5000M BRONZE « LiveNews.co.nz". livenews.co.nz.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Glasgow 2014 - Zane Robertson Profile". glasgow2014.com.
- ↑ "Zane Robertson". IAAF. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "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.