Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson
Personal information
Born (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]
Education Villanova College
University of Queensland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw

Joshua Robinson (born 4 October 1985) is an Australian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro narrowly missing the final. He earlier competed at the 2007 World Championships but also without qualifying for the final.

His personal best in the event is 85.11 metres set in Perth in 2016.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th Javelin throw (700 g) 66.64 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 20th (q) Javelin throw 63.97 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th Javelin throw 73.76 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 5th Javelin throw 77.86 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 17th (q) Javelin throw 78.48 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 15th (q) Javelin throw 70.75 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th Javelin throw 79.95 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 6th Javelin throw 78.58 m1
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) Javelin throw 80.84 m

1Representing Asia-Pacific

References

  1. ↑ 2014 CWG bio
  2. ↑ Rio 2016 bio
  3. ↑ Joshua Robinson profile at IAAF


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