Robbie Simpson (runner)
 Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Scottish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1991 Wegberg, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Marathon: 2:14:56 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Robbie Simpson. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ Robbie Simpson. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Robbie Simpson. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links
[edit]- Robbie Simpson at World Athletics
- Robbie Simpson at the German Ultramarathon Association
- Robbie Simpson at Power of 10
- Robbie Simpson at ARRS
- Robbie Simpson at ITRA
- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Wegberg
- Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
- Scottish male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Scottish male marathon runners
- British male marathon runners
- British male mountain runners
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen