Who is Zane Robertson's Spouse?
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Zane Robertson is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 5000 meters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Zane Robertson is the Oceanian record holder for the 10-kilometer and half marathon, and the New Zealand record holder for the marathon and also holds the area best in the road 10 miles.
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 Zane 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 an in-competition test in May 2022 and a further four years for tampering with the doping control process, effectively ending his athletics career.
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Zane Robertson competed in the 2013 World Championships in Moscow over the 5000 meters, where he finished 14th with a time of 13:46.55. At the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he finished 12th in the final of the 3000 meters event in a time of 8:01.81 after running a New Zealand indoor record of 7:44.16 in the heats. He won the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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In 2015, Zane Robertson set a new Oceanian record in the half marathon in Marugame with a time of 59:47. He became only the fourth non-African runner in history to run the distance in under one hour. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Zane Robertson finished 12th in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 27:33.67. This result broke Dick Quax’s 39-year-old New Zealand national record by more than 8 seconds.
Zane Robertson was selected to represent New Zealand in both the marathon and 10,000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and planned to contest one of the two events, however, he withdrew from the team on 5 April, after his training was hampered by a groin injury earlier in the year. At the 2019 Gold Coast Marathon, he placed third in a time of 2:08:19, breaking his brother Jake’s national record by seven seconds.
In 2021, Zane Robertson finished 36th in the Tokyo Olympic Games marathon with a time of 2:17:04. On 20 September 2022, Zane Robertson was provisionally suspended without opposition for anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs), including the use of EPO found in in-competition test in May 2022.
What is Zane Robertson’s relationship status?
Zane Robertson is not married and reportedly is currently single as he’s not known to be dating anyone. We don’t have much information about his past relationships or any previous engagement.
Source: www.Ghgossip.com
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