Robbie Simpson (runner)

Robbie Simpson (born 14 November 1991) is a British male long-distance runner who competes in marathon and mountain running events. He was a silver medallist at the 2014 European Mountain Running Championships and a bronze medallist at the 2015 World Mountain Running Championships. He won his first international marathon medal (a bronze) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Key Information

Simpson at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Scottish
Born	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) Wegberg, Germany[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Great Britain, Scotland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon: 2:14:56 (2019)
Medal record Representing  Scotland Men's athletics Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Marathon Representing  Great Britain Men's mountain running World Championships 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior race 2015 Betws-y-Coed Senior team European Championships 2014 Gap Senior race Commonwealth Championships 2011 Llanberis Mountain race
Representing  Scotland
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
	2018 Gold Coast	Marathon
Representing  Great Britain
Men's mountain running
World Championships
	2015 Betws-y-Coed	Senior race
	2015 Betws-y-Coed	Senior team
European Championships
	2014 Gap	Senior race
Commonwealth Championships
	2011 Llanberis	Mountain race
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Simpson has competed five times at the European Mountain Running Championships (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and five times at the World Mountain Running Championships (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015).^[2] He won the 2016 and 2018 editions of the Jungfrau Marathon and ranked in the top 20 at the 2016 and 2017 London Marathon. He holds a personal best of 2:14:56 for the marathon.^[3]