Dan Robinson (runner)

Daniel Stephen Rowley Robinson (born 13 January 1975 in Cheltenham) is a former^[1] English long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.

Dan Robinson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	13 January 1975 Cheltenham, England
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distance
Club	Tipton Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Marathon

He finished in 12th place in the 2005 World Championships and in 2006 won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. He finished in 9th place in the 2007 London Marathon, securing his place in the Great Britain team for the World Championships in Osaka, where he finished in 11th position.

He ran at the 2009 Great North Run and was the first British man to finish, taking twelfth place.^[2] He set a marathon personal best at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon, recorded a time of 2:12:14 and finishing eleventh.^[3] At the 2010 London Marathon, he had to drop out mid-race due to a calf injury. However, remained confident of running at both the 2010 European Athletics Championships and 2010 Commonwealth Games, which he had achieved the qualifying times for.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2000	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	41st	Marathon	2:24:11
2001	World Half Marathon Championships	Bristol, United Kingdom	57th	Half marathon	1:04:23
	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	9th	Marathon	2:16:51
2002	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	15th	Marathon	2:17:53
2003	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	26th	Marathon	2:18:00
2004	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	16th	Marathon	2:13:53
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	23rd	Marathon	2:17:53
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	Marathon	2:14:26
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	3rd	Marathon	2:14:50
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th	Marathon	2:16:06
2007	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	9th	Marathon	2:14:14
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	11th	Marathon	2:20:30
2008	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	13th	Marathon	2:13:10
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	24th	Marathon	2:16:14

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres (track) - 29:31.98 min (2001 Watford)
• 10 kilometres (road) - 29:12 min (2007 Manchester)
• Half marathon - 1:03:42 hrs (2001 Reading)
• Marathon - 2:12:14 hrs (2009 Amsterdam)