Headercolor: | yellow |
James Paterson-Robinson | |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1978 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Height: | (2012) |
Weight: | (2012) |
Country: | Australia |
Sport: | Equestrian |
Event: | Jumping |
Club: | Rijd Met Belied Riding Club |
James Paterson-Robinson (born 29 September 1978) is an Australian equestrian. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian jumping.
Paterson-Robinson was born on 29 September 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Geelong.[1] He attended high school at Geelong College before going to Marcus Oldham College for a course in Horse Business Management.[2] In 2000, he moved to Europe.[2] [1], he lives in Swolgen, Netherlands.[2] [1]
, Paterson-Robinson is tall and weighs .[2]
Paterson-Robinson is an equestrian jumping competitor.[2], he has been a member of Australia's national equestrian team for nine years.[2] He has been coached by Ger Poels since 2008.[2] His primary training base is located in Swolgen, Netherlands jumping.[2] He is a member of the Rijd Met Belied Riding Club in Meerlo, Netherlands.[2] Before that, he was a member of the Barwon Heads Pony Club.[1]
Paterson-Robinson finished 1st at the 2012 Bourg-en-Bresse CSI4 Grand Prix held in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.[2] He finished 4th at the 2012 Linz-Ebelsberg CSIO4 Grand Prix Table A held in Linz-Ebelsberg, Austria.[2] He finished 12th at the 2012 Lummen CSIO4 Nations Cup held in Lummen, Belgium.[2] He finished 9th at the 2012 Lummen CSI3 Grand Prix Table A held in Lummen, Belgium.[2] He finished 48th at the CSI four-star at L'Et du Grand Parquet in the 1.50m class after he had eight faults in the competition.
Paterson-Robinson attempted to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics but had problems during qualification due to an injury to his horse.[1] He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian.[2] [3] [4] [5] He will be riding Lanosso at his first Olympics.[2] [1] [3] [6] [5] He finished in 41st place in the individual event.[7]