Tim Robertson (orienteer) explained

Tim Robertson
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Citizenship:New Zealand
Birth Date:1995 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Updated:29 January 2016

Tim Robertson (born 5 August 1995) is a New Zealand orienteering competitor. He won the gold medal in the sprint course at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in 2014, and 2015.

Robertson was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He has competed at the New Zealand Orienteering Championships, receiving many silver, gold, and bronze medals.

Junior World Orienteering Championships

Robertson competed at the Junior World Orienteering Championships for the first time in 2011. He placed 78 in the sprint, and a 93 place in the long.[1] Robertson return in 2012 with a placing of 32 in the sprint, 29 place in the long, and 7 in the relay.[2]

In 2013 Robertson won his first world championships medal, taking third place in the sprint. He also placed 25th in the long, and 20th in the relay.[3]

He followed up with a gold medal at the 2014 championships taking first place in the sprint.[4] He successfully defended his title in 2015 winning the gold medal in sprint with a 3 second edge over Aleksi Niemi from Finland.[5]

World Orienteering Championships

Robertson competed at the 2015 World Orienteering Championships. He was a member of the New Zealand sprint relay team that placed 12th.[6] In the sprint, Robertson finished 20th.[7] In the middle distance race, Robertson fell and dislocated his shoulder which had been dislocated twice earlier in the year.[8] Because of the injury, he was unable to complete the race.[9]

At the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, Robertson won a silver medal in the men's sprint competition losing out on the gold medal by only 1.1 seconds. This was New Zealand's first ever World Championship medal at any orienteering discipline.

After the COVID-19 pandemic caused a two-year hiatus for the World Orienteering Championships, Robertson was selected by Orienteering NZ for the 2021 World Orienteering Championships.[10] The New Zealand contingent was limited to two members due to the inability for NZ-based athletes to travel out of the country. Robertson was allowed to compete due to being based in Sweden prior to the pandemic.[11]

At the 2021 World Championships Sprint in the Czech Republic, Robertson won bronze - continuing to cement his legacy as one of New Zealand's most successful orienteers. In Terezín, Robertson finished 3rd in the 1st heat, qualifying himself for the final.[12] In the final, Robertson finished with the bronze medal, 13 seconds off the Swedish champion Isac Von Krusenstierna.[13]

World University Orienteering Championships

At the 2018 World University Orienteering Championships, Robertson won a gold medal in the men's sprint competition.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior World Orienteering Championships 2011 . International Orienteering Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115738/http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=89 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Junior World Orienteering Championships 2012 . International Orienteering Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111011808/http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=90 . 11 January 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Junior World Orienteering Championships 2013 . International Orienteering Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120211904/http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=92 . 20 November 2015 . dead .
  4. Robertson wins Gold at Junior Orienteering Champs . 23 July 2014 . Orienteering New Zealand . 29 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Sølv til Heidi Mårtensson på sprinten i junior-VM i orientering . Hauge . Bjorn . 5 July 2015 . Kondis . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030202313/http://www.kondis.no/soelv-til-heidi-maartensson-paa-sprinten-i-junior-vm-i-orientering.5777236.html . 30 October 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Sprint Relay Results . World Orienteering Championships 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207034504/http://www.woc2015.org/documents/Sprint_Relay_results.html . 7 February 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Results for Sprint Final on 02-Aug-2015 . World Orienteering Championships 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207043029/http://www.woc2015.org/documents/Sprint_Final_results.html . 7 February 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: Hutt orienteer Tim Robertson's bizarre season ends with shoulder injury . Boyack . Nicholas . 25 November 2015 . Dominion Post . Fairfax New Zealand . https://web.archive.org/web/20180914060721/https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/74416032/Hutt-orienteer-Tim-Robertsons-bizarre-season-ends-with-shoulder-injury . 14 September 2018 . dead .
  9. Web site: Results for Middle on 04-Aug-2015 . World Orienteering Championships 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207024318/http://www.woc2015.org/documents/Middle_Final_results.html . 7 February 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2021-07-01. High Performance News #78 – June 2021 Orienteering New Zealand. 2021-07-04. www.orienteering.org.nz. en-NZ.
  11. Web site: Kiwi orienteerer Tim Robertson claims silver medal at World Orienteering Championships. 2021-07-04. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
  12. Web site: Liveresultat orientering :: WOC2021 - Sprint Q [2021-07-03]]. 2021-07-04. liveresultat.orientering.se.
  13. Web site: Picek. Stepan. SPRINT IS OVER! – WOC2021. 2021-07-04. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Sprint-distance wins for New Zealand and Hungary at World University Orienteering Championships. Etchells. Daniel. 19 July 2018. Inside the Games. 3 August 2018.

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