terça-feira, 9 de novembro de 2010

Robbo has retired from triathlon....


Peter John Robertson (born February 17, 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Olympic athlete from Australia, who competes in triathlon.
Robertson, who is also known as "Robbo", entered in his first triathlon at age 16 with his mates and became hooked on the sport. Robertson competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-fourth place with a total time of 1:51:39.04. He competed again four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This time, he placed twenty-fourth with a time of 1:55:44.36.
In 2005, racing in Gamagori, Japan, Robertson won his 3rd ITU World Championship, and has also placed 2nd at the World Championships twice. The ITU World Championships is the second most competitive Olympic Distance Triathlon in the world, the first being the Olympics.
In the 2006 Commonwealth Games Robertson took the bronze medal. Later in 2006 Robertson took sixth place in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, beating American Hunter Kemper by one second. Tim Don, who won the race, deprived Robertson of a record equaling fourth World Championships win.


Medal record

Peter Robertson (triathlete)
Men's triathlon
Competitor for  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze 2006 Melbourne Men's race
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton Elite men's race
Gold 2003 Queenstown Elite men's race
Gold 2005 Gamagōri Elite men's race


Athlete Proudest Moment: When I qualified for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. 3 x ITU World Champion. (2001, '03, '05) Reaching the summit of Mera Peak (Nepal)
Athlete Injuries: I try to look after my body with regular massage, physio and I see my chiropractor weekly. This is how I have kept the injuries to a minimum during my career.

THANK YOU ROBBO.........

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