Zane Robertson

Zane Robertson

Robertson at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 27) Hamilton, New Zealand
Residence	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	800 m – half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:54.45 (2005) 1500 m – 3:34.19 (2014) 3000 m – 7:41.37 (2014) 5000 m – 13:13.83 (2013) 10,000 m – 27:33.67 (2016) HM – 59:47 (2015)
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 5000 metres Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 5000 m

Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner. He lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At the age of 17 he and his twin brother Jake moved from New Zealand to Iten, Kenya, to further their running careers.

He competed in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow over the 5000 m, where he finished 14th in a time of 13:46.55. At the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Robertson finished 12th in the final of the 3000 metres event a in a time of 8:01.81 after running a New Zealand National Indoor Record of 7:44.16 in the heats. He won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

In 2015, Robertson set a New Zealand and Oceanian record in the half marathon with a time of 59:47 at Marugame. Robertson became only the fourth non-African runner in history to run the distance in under one hour.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics Robertson finished 12th in the men's 10000 metres with a time of 27:33.67. The time broke Dick Quax's 39-year-old New Zealand national record by more than 8 seconds.