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Max Robertson (athlete)

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134: 394: 357: 112: 213:. He finished second to Ahmed Hamada of Burundi at the 1985 AAA Championships in 50.16 secs, and in his first season running below 50 seconds, he achieved his season's best with 49.75 on 30 August 1985 in Budapest, to be the second ranked 400 metres hurdler in the UK behind Mark Holtom. He would go on to rank in the UK top three for eight consecutive seasons (1985-1992). 521: 498: 471: 445: 422: 1156: 1166: 1161: 963: 1176: 992: 1171: 1201: 956: 949: 1191: 301:, running his lifetime best of 49.25 in the semi-finals, to miss the final by just one-one hundredth of a second. He won his fourth 409: 372: 294: 225: 140: 271:, he ran 49.73 to reach the semi-finals, where he was eliminated in 49.90. 1987 also saw him improve his personal best to 49.35. 233: 508: 481: 458: 432: 314: 310: 279: 264: 245: 890:"Men 400m Hurdles Athletics II World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Tuesday 01.09 - Gold Medal: Edwin Moses, United States" 941: 1196: 918:"Men 400m Hurdles Athletics XV European Championships 1990 Split, Yugoslavia - Gold Medal: Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain" 762: 724: 664: 601: 563: 302: 283: 260: 252: 1186: 1181: 835: 972: 217: 194: 933: 917: 889: 1040: 414: 186: 1151: 1016: 1000: 781: 743: 705: 683: 639: 620: 582: 538: 306: 287: 275: 1146: 971: 182: 178: 8: 377: 976: 463: 170: 125: 221: 190: 513: 241: 206: 1124: 325:
Robertson has two daughters; Clara Rose (Feb 1999) and Eleanor Jayne (Oct 2001).
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through injury, he concluded his international career by competing at the
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in 1991, running a season's best of 49.97 at the AAA. Forced out of the
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titles in 1986, running a personal best of 49.53 at the latter. At the
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in 49.56, before winning the AAA Championship title in 49.51. At the
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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in Stuttgart, he reached the semi-finals, running 50.06.
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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He also won a silver medal at the 13: 1192:Olympic athletes for Great Britain 293:Robertson reached his peak at the 161:(born 27 December 1963) is a male 14: 1213: 928: 904:"British Athletics Championships" 392: 355: 320: 132: 110: 910: 896: 882: 864: 846: 828: 817: 791: 772: 712: 551: 381: 232:, he won the silver medal for 1: 876:Commonwealth Games Federation 858:Commonwealth Games Federation 810: 750: 734: 693: 674: 652: 627: 611: 589: 573: 251:Robertson retained both the 169:athlete who competed in the 82:Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon 7: 236:in a time of 49.77, behind 10: 1218: 1197:Sportspeople from Weymouth 973:UK Athletics Championships 295:1990European Championships 983: 799: 758: 720: 660: 597: 559: 527: 389: 352: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 200: 124: 106: 101: 97: 86: 76: 68: 63: 41: 33: 28: 311:1991 World Championships 415:Stuttgart, West Germany 315:1992 Barcelona Olympics 216:Robertson won both the 187:1986 Commonwealth Games 872:"Athletes and results" 854:"England team in 1986" 529:National Championships 482:European Championships 410:European Championships 276:1988 AAA Championships 246:European Championships 205:Robertson was born in 1187:British male hurdlers 1182:English male hurdlers 159:Maximilian Robertson 29:Personal information 433:World Championships 378:Edinburgh, Scotland 265:World Championships 80:Haringey AC, London 25: 977:400 metres hurdles 464:Seoul, South Korea 373:Commonwealth Games 329:Competition record 226:Commonwealth Games 183:1992 Olympic Games 179:1988 Olympic Games 171:400 metres hurdles 126:Commonwealth Games 21: 1134: 1133: 975:winners in men's 808: 807: 804: 786: 782:AAA Championships 744:AAA Championships 706:AAA Championships 684:AAA Championships 644: 640:AAA Championships 621:AAA Championships 583:AAA Championships 539:AAA Championships 450: 222:AAA Championships 191:AAA Championships 156: 155: 150: 149: 1209: 1127: 1119: 1111: 1103: 1095: 1087: 1079: 1071: 1059: 1051: 1043: 1035: 1027: 1019: 1011: 1003: 995: 966: 959: 952: 943: 942: 922: 921: 914: 908: 907: 900: 894: 893: 886: 880: 879: 868: 862: 861: 850: 844: 843: 832: 826: 821: 800: 785:(Olympic trials) 784: 763:UK Championships 725:UK Championships 665:UK Championships 643:(Olympic trials) 642: 602:UK Championships 564:UK Championships 514:Barcelona, Spain 448: 398: 396: 395: 361: 359: 358: 333: 332: 261:UK Championships 242:Northern Ireland 218:UK Championships 207:Weymouth, Dorset 193:titles and four 143: 136: 135: 120: 116: 114: 113: 95: 94: 59: 58:Weymouth, Dorset 55: 52:27 December 1963 51: 49: 26: 20: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1207: 1206: 1137: 1136: 1135: 1130: 1125:Chris Rawlinson 1122: 1114: 1106: 1098: 1090: 1082: 1074: 1062: 1054: 1046: 1038: 1030: 1022: 1014: 1006: 998: 990: 979: 970: 931: 926: 925: 916: 915: 911: 902: 901: 897: 888: 887: 883: 870: 869: 865: 852: 851: 847: 836:"1986 Athletes" 834: 833: 829: 822: 818: 813: 789:Birmingham, UK 748:Birmingham, UK 710:Birmingham, UK 449:(49.73 in heat) 393: 391: 356: 354: 331: 323: 203: 195:UK Championship 167:track and field 152: 151: 139: 111: 109: 108: 92: 91: 81: 57: 56: 53: 47: 45: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1215: 1205: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1120: 1112: 1104: 1096: 1088: 1080: 1077:Philip Harries 1072: 1060: 1052: 1044: 1036: 1028: 1020: 1012: 1004: 996: 987: 985: 981: 980: 969: 968: 961: 954: 946: 930: 929:External links 927: 924: 923: 909: 895: 881: 863: 845: 827: 815: 814: 812: 809: 806: 805: 797: 796: 793: 790: 787: 778: 777: 774: 771: 765: 760: 756: 755: 752: 749: 746: 740: 739: 736: 733: 727: 722: 718: 717: 714: 711: 708: 703: 699: 698: 695: 692: 686: 680: 679: 676: 673: 667: 662: 658: 657: 654: 651: 645: 637: 633: 632: 629: 626: 623: 617: 616: 613: 610: 604: 599: 595: 594: 591: 588: 585: 579: 578: 575: 572: 566: 561: 557: 556: 553: 550: 541: 536: 532: 531: 525: 524: 519: 516: 511: 506: 502: 501: 496: 493: 484: 479: 475: 474: 469: 466: 461: 456: 452: 451: 443: 440: 435: 430: 426: 425: 420: 417: 412: 407: 403: 402: 387: 386: 383: 380: 375: 370: 366: 365: 350: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 330: 327: 322: 319: 280:Seoul Olympics 202: 199: 189:. He won five 154: 153: 148: 147: 146:400 m hurdles 144: 141:1986 Edinburgh 137: 129: 128: 122: 121: 104: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 88: 87: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 61: 60: 43: 39: 38: 35: 31: 30: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1214: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1152:Living people 1150: 1148: 1145: 1144: 1142: 1126: 1121: 1118: 1113: 1110: 1109:Kriss Akabusi 1105: 1102: 1101:Max Robertson 1097: 1094: 1093:Kriss Akabusi 1089: 1086: 1085:Max Robertson 1081: 1078: 1073: 1070: 1069:Max Robertson 1066: 1065:Kriss Akabusi 1061: 1058: 1057:Max Robertson 1053: 1050: 1045: 1042: 1041:Martin Briggs 1037: 1034: 1029: 1026: 1021: 1018: 1013: 1010: 1005: 1002: 997: 994: 989: 988: 986: 982: 978: 974: 967: 962: 960: 955: 953: 948: 947: 944: 940: 939: 935: 934:Max Robertson 919: 913: 905: 899: 891: 885: 877: 873: 867: 859: 855: 849: 841: 837: 831: 825: 820: 816: 803: 798: 794: 788: 783: 780: 779: 775: 769: 766: 764: 761: 757: 753: 747: 745: 742: 741: 737: 731: 728: 726: 723: 719: 715: 709: 707: 704: 701: 700: 696: 690: 687: 685: 682: 681: 677: 671: 668: 666: 663: 659: 655: 649: 646: 641: 638: 635: 634: 630: 624: 622: 619: 618: 614: 608: 605: 603: 600: 596: 592: 586: 584: 581: 580: 576: 570: 567: 565: 562: 558: 554: 549: 545: 542: 540: 537: 534: 533: 530: 526: 523: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 509:Olympic Games 507: 504: 503: 500: 497: 494: 492: 488: 485: 483: 480: 477: 476: 473: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 459:Olympic Games 457: 454: 453: 447: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 428: 427: 424: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 405: 404: 401: 400:Great Britain 390:Representing 388: 384: 379: 376: 374: 371: 368: 367: 364: 353:Representing 351: 334: 326: 321:Personal life 318: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 257:Kriss Akabusi 254: 249: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 214: 212: 208: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 175:Great Britain 172: 168: 164: 160: 145: 142: 138: 131: 130: 127: 123: 119: 107:Representing 105: 100: 96: 85: 79: 75: 71: 67: 62: 54:(age 60) 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 23:Max Robertson 19: 1117:Gary Cadogan 1100: 1084: 1068: 1056: 1049:Phil Beattie 1033:Phil Beattie 1017:Bill Hartley 1001:Bill Hartley 932: 912: 898: 884: 875: 866: 857: 848: 840:Team England 839: 830: 819: 801: 528: 324: 292: 273: 250: 238:Phil Beattie 215: 204: 158: 157: 90:Medal record 18: 1147:1963 births 993:Peter Kelly 938:Power of 10 625:London, UK 587:London, UK 438:Rome, Italy 339:Competition 286:and fourth 34:Nationality 1141:Categories 1025:Gary Oakes 1009:Gary Oakes 811:References 689:Birmingham 648:Birmingham 491:Yugoslavia 442:15th (sf) 419:11th (sf) 305:and fifth 288:AAAs title 102:Athletics 48:1963-12-27 1007:1979-80: 984:1977-1997 768:Sheffield 495:6th (sf) 468:24th (h) 307:AAA title 244:. 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Index

England
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh
English
track and field
400 metres hurdles
Great Britain
1988 Olympic Games
1992 Olympic Games
1986 Commonwealth Games
AAA Championships
UK Championship
Weymouth, Dorset
England
UK Championships
AAA Championships
Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh
England
Phil Beattie
Northern Ireland
European Championships
UK
Kriss Akabusi
UK Championships
World Championships
Rome
1988 AAA Championships
Seoul Olympics
UK title

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