Tim Robertson (orienteer)

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.

Tim Robertson
Personal information
CitizenshipNew Zealand
Born (1995-08-05) August 5, 1995
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  New Zealand
Junior World Championships
2014 Bulgaria Sprint
2015 Norway Sprint
2013 Czech Republic Sprint
World University Championships
2018 Finland Sprint
World Orienteering Championships
2018 Latvia Sprint
Updated on 29 January 2016.

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.

World University Orienteering Championships

At the 2018 World University Orienteering Championships, Robertson won a gold medal in the men's sprint competition.[10]

References
  1. "Junior World Orienteering Championships 2011". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  2. "Junior World Orienteering Championships 2012". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  3. "Junior World Orienteering Championships 2013". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  4. "Robertson wins Gold at Junior Orienteering Champs" (Press release). Orienteering New Zealand. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. Hauge, Bjorn (5 July 2015). "Sølv til Heidi Mårtensson på sprinten i junior-VM i orientering". Kondis (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  6. "Sprint Relay Results". World Orienteering Championships 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  7. "Results for Sprint Final on 02-Aug-2015". World Orienteering Championships 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  8. Boyack, Nicholas (25 November 2015). "Hutt orienteer Tim Robertson's bizarre season ends with shoulder injury". Dominion Post. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  9. "Results for Middle on 04-Aug-2015". World Orienteering Championships 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
  10. Etchells, Daniel (19 July 2018). "Sprint-distance wins for New Zealand and Hungary at World University Orienteering Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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