| Robert Heppenstall | |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 6feet |
| Weight: | 165lb |
| Sport: | Track, cross country |
| Event: | 1500 meters, 800 metres, mile |
| Collegeteam: | Wake Forest |
| Pb: | 800 meters 1:46.05[1] |
| Updated: | November 17, 2022 |
Robert Heppenstall (born February 28, 1997) is a professional Canadian middle-distance track and field athlete. Competing for Canada at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Heppenstall won silver in the men's 800 metres. A 7x All American in the 800m, Heppenstall is a two-time Canadian national champion in 800m and 1500m.[1]
Heppenstall started participating in track and field for St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During his high school career he was a four-time high school track and field MVP (Most Valuable Player award), as well as four-time OFSAA gold medalist, and three-time Canadian national champion in the 800 m. Heppenstall earned Athletics Ontario Distance Athlete of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015[2]
Heppenstall competed in Track and Field as well as Cross-Country for Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. In his freshman year Heppenstall broke the University and the ACC championships record, setting a new Canadian junior indoor 800 m record with a time of 1:47.35.[3] In 2015 he became Junior Pan American Games silver medalist in the 800 m; in 2016 he finished 3rd at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres.[4] The following years, Heppenstall won bronze at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as well as bronze at the 2019 Championship.[1]
Since turning professional, Heppenstall became two-time Canadian national champion in the 800m and 1500m (2021 and 2022).