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
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989
Hamilton, New Zealand
ResidenceIten, Kenya[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight63 kg (139 lb) [2]
Sport
SportTrack 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]

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

DistanceTimePlaceDate
1500m3:34.19Rieti7 September 2014
5000m13:13.83Heusden-Zolder13 July 2013
10000m27:33.67Rio de Janeiro13 August 2016
Half Marathon59:47 ARMarugame1 February 2015
Marathon 2:08:19 NR Gold Coast 6 July 2019
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