Daniel Stephen Rowley Robinson (born 13 January 1975 in Cheltenham) is a former English long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.
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. He set a marathon personal best at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon, recorded a time of 2:12:14 and finishing eleventh. 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.
Achievements 2000London Marathon London, United Kingdom41stMarathon2:24:112001World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBristol, United Kingdom57thHalf marathon1:04:23Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germany9thMarathon2:16:512002London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom15thMarathon2:17:532003Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany26thMarathon2:18:002004London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom16thMarathon2:13:53Olympic GamesAthens, Greece23rdMarathon2:17:532005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12thMarathon2:14:262006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia3rdMarathon2:14:50European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden16thMarathon2:16:062007London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom9thMarathon2:14:14World Championships Osaka, Japan11thMarathon2:20:302008London Marathon London, United Kingdom13thMarathon2:13:10Olympic Games Beijing, China24thMarathon2:16:14
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)
References
External links Dan Robinson on BBC Gloucestershire Here's a brief account of how to approach training for London Marathon.
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