Zane Robertson
Robertson at the 2016 Rio Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 November 1989 Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Iten, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres – half marathon | |||||||||||||||||
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Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Robertson is the Oceanian record holder for the 10 kilometres and half marathon, and New Zealand record holder for the marathon. He also holds the area best in the road 10 miles. He is currently serving an eight-year ban for breaching two World Athletics anti-doping rules.
At the age of 17, he and his twin brother Jake moved from New Zealand to Iten, Kenya, to further their running careers.
On 22 March 2023, it was announced that Robertson had been banned from competition for eight years following two World Athletics anti-doping rule violations. He received a four-year ban for the use of EPO found in in-competition test in May 2022 and an additional four years for tampering with the doping control process, effectively ending his athletics career.