Robbie Simpson (runner)
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 at the 2017 London Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| 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(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:14:56 (2019) | |||||||||||||
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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
    
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | 
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| 2008 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 42nd | Junior race | 47:01.1 | 
| 2009 | World Mountain Running Championships | Madesimo, Italy | 18th | Junior race | 42:33 | 
| European Mountain Running Championships | Telfes, Austria | 14th | Junior race | 54:34 | |
| 2011 | Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships | Llanberis, United Kingdom | 2nd | Senior race | 50:20 | 
| 2012 | World Mountain Running Championship | Ponte di Legno, Italy | 18th | Senior race | 66:47 | 
| European Mountain Running Championships | Denizli–Pamukkale, Turkey | 19th | Senior race | 53:23 | |
| 2013 | European Mountain Running Championships | Borovets, Bulgaria | 29th | Senior race | 61:46 | 
| 2014 | World Mountain Running Championships | Massa, Italy | 30th | Senior race | 60:39 | 
| European Mountain Running Championships | Gap, France | 2nd | Senior race | 56:19 | |
| 2015 | World Mountain Running Championships | Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom | 3rd | Senior race | 50:31 | 
| 3rd | Senior team | 46 pts | |||
| European Mountain Running Championships | Porto Moniz, Portugal | 4th | Senior race | 63:20 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:19:36 | 
References
    
- 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
    
- Robbie Simpson at World Athletics
- Robbie Simpson at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Robbie Simpson at German Ultramarathon Association
- Robbie Simpson at ThePowerOf10.info
- Robbie Simpson at ARRS
- Robbie Simpson at ITRA

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