Zane Robertson

Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner.[3] He lives in Iten, Kenya. At the age of 17 he and his twin brother Jake moved from New Zealand to Iten, Kenya, to further their running careers.[4]

Zane Robertson

Robertson at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 Hamilton, New Zealand
Residence	Iten, Kenya[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb) [2]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	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) 10 km road 27:28 (2016) HM – 59:47 (2015) Marathon - 2:08:19 (2019)[3]
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 5000 metres Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 5000 m

He competed in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow over the 5000 m, where he finished 14th with 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]

Robertson was selected to represent New Zealand in both the marathon and 10,000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and planned to contest one of the two events. However, he withdrew from the team on 5 April 2018, after his training was hampered by a groin injury earlier in the year.[12] At the 2019 Gold Coast Marathon, Robertson placed third in a time of 2:08:19, breaking his brother Jake's national record by seven seconds.[13]

Personal bests

Distance	Time	Place	Date
1500m	3:34.19	Rieti	7 September 2014
5000m	13:13.83	Heusden-Zolder	13 July 2013
10000m	27:33.67	Rio de Janeiro	13 August 2016
Half Marathon	59:47 AR	Marugame	1 February 2015
Marathon	2:08:19 NR	Gold Coast	6 July 2019

References

1. "Commonwealth Games – ROBERTSON GRABS 5000M BRONZE «  LiveNews.co.nz". livenews.co.nz.
2. "Glasgow 2014 – Zane Robertson Profile". glasgow2014.com.
3. "Zane Robertson". IAAF. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
4. "Athletics Illustrated – articles and videos about the sport of running and track and field". Athletics Illustrated.
5. "Oops something has gone wrong". iaaf.org.
6. "3000 Metres Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
7. "3000 Metres Result - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
8. "Glasgow 2014: Ndiku wins first track gold in 5,000m". BBC. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
9. IAAF: Course Record for Kuira at Marugame Half Marathon.
10. "Athletics: Robertson runs sensational half marathon time". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
11. "Rio Olympics 2016: Zane Robertson breaks historic NZ 10,000 metre record". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
12. Anderson, Ian (5 April 2018). "New Zealand runner Zane Robertson pulls out of Commonwealth Games on Gold Coast". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
13. "Kiwi Zane Robertson shatters NZ marathon record, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". 1 NEWS NOW. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

External links

• Zane Robertson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Zane Robertson at the International Olympic Committee
• Zane Robertson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)