Robbie Simpson
Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991
Wegberg, Germany[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGreat Britain, Scotland
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:14:56 (2019)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastMarathon
Representing  Great Britain
Men's mountain running
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Betws-y-CoedSenior race
Bronze medal – third place2015 Betws-y-CoedSenior team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 GapSenior race
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 LlanberisMountain race

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 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. 1 2 3 Robbie Simpson. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ↑ Robbie Simpson. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ↑ Robbie Simpson. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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