Joshua Robinson

{{Short description|Australian javelin thrower (born 1985)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Joshua Robinson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160828023159/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/netball/1029993/josh_robinson.html 2014 CWG bio]}}

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| weight = 92 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw

| education = Villanova College
University of Queensland

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Joshua Robinson (born 4 October 1985) is an Australian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, narrowly missing the final. He earlier competed at the 2007 World Championships but did not qualify for the final.

His personal best in the javelin throw is 85.11 metres set in Perth in 2016.

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}
2001

|World Youth Championships

|Debrecen, Hungary

|5th

|Javelin throw (700 g)

|66.64 m

2002

|World Junior Championships

|Kingston, Jamaica

|20th (q)

|Javelin throw

|63.97 m

2004

|World Junior Championships

|Grosseto, Italy

|4th

|Javelin throw

|73.76 m

rowspan=2|2007

|Universiade

|Bangkok, Thailand

|5th

|Javelin throw

|77.86 m

World Championships

|Osaka, Japan

|17th (q)

|Javelin throw

|78.48 m

2009

|Universiade

|Belgrade, Serbia

|15th (q)

|Javelin throw

|70.75 m

rowspan=2|2014

|Commonwealth Games

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|4th

|Javelin throw

|79.95 m

Continental Cup

|Marrakech, Morocco

|6th

|Javelin throw

|78.58 m1

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|13th (q)

|Javelin throw

|80.84 m

1Representing Asia-Pacific

References