Robbie Simpson (runner)

This article is about the runner. For other people, see Robbie Simpson (disambiguation).

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.

Robbie Simpson

Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Scottish
Born	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) Wegberg, Germany[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Great Britain, Scotland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon: 2:14:56 (2019)
Medal record Representing  Scotland Men's athletics Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Marathon Representing  Great Britain Men's mountain running World Championships 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior race 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior team European Championships 2014 Gap Senior race Commonwealth Championships 2011 Llanberis Mountain race

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
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