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Personal information | |
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1] | 4 October 1985
Education | Villanova College University of Queensland |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 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 did not qualify for the final.
His personal best in the javelin throw is 85.11 metres set in Perth in 2016.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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