James Robinson (athlete)

James Robinson ( James Junior Robinson, Jr .; born August 27, 1954 in Oakland ) is a former American middle -distance runner who specialized in the 800-meter distance .

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he reached the semifinals.

In 1979 he won the Pan American Games in San Juan and came second in the World Cup in Athletics in Montreal . The US Olympic boycott prevented his participation in the 1980 Olympic Games .

Another second place at the Athletics World Cup in Rome in 1981 was followed by a fifth place at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 .

In 1984 he finished fourth behind Earl Jones , Johnny Gray and John Marshall in a photo finish at the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and thus missed another Olympic participation despite his personal best.

He was US champion seven times (1976, 1978–1982, 1984)

Personal bests

• 800 m: 1: 43.92 min, June 19, 1984, Los Angeles
  • Hall: 1: 47.51 min, February 12, 1982, New York City
• 1000 m : 2: 16.3 min, August 6, 1981, Copenhagen
  • Hall: 2: 19.9 min, February 6, 1982, Louisville

Web links

• James Robinson in the database of World Athletics (English)
• James Robinson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
• James Robinson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1984 Men's US Olympic 800m Trials Final . In: YouTube . July 10, 2010 (7:53 min)