Athlete Profiles
Robbie Crowther
Robbie made his Flame debut at the 2011 IAAF world championships only weeks after setting a new personal best of 8.12m
- Date of Birth:
- 02.08.1987
- Discipline:
- Long Jump
- Occupation:
- Student/Athlete
- Height:
- N/A
- Weight:
- N/A
- State:
- QLD
- Coach:
- Craig Hilliard
- Previous Coaches:
- N/A
- Scholarship:
- AIS
- Club:
- Bowen Athletics Club
- Place of Birth/Residence:
- Cloncurry, QLD / Canberra, ACT
- Marital Status
- Single
Further Information
Competition Stats
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Long jump: 2005 – 3rd (U20), 2006 - 2nd (U20), 2007 - 4th (3rd Australian), 2008 - 1st, 2010 - 3rd, 2011 - 2nd (8.05m)
Triple jump: 2006 – 2nd
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Junior Championships: 2006 [Beijing, CHN] – 1st (8.00m)
World University Games: 2009 [Belgrade, SRB] – 1st (8.02m)
World Championships: 2011 [Daegu, KOR] - Qual 13th (7.74m)
EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
Long jump:
8.12 (+2.0) – Stockholm (SWE), 29/07/2011
8.15 (+2.2) – Cairns (AUS), 17/06/2007
Honours
World Junior Championship gold (2006)
World University Games gold (2009)
National champion (2008)
Interesting Facts
Robbie was a gifted rugby league player who chose athletics to fulfill a dream of representing his country at the Olympic Games.
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