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New Zealand long-distance runner
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Male
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14 November 1989(Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand)
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The details
Biography
Jake Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand distance runner. When he was 17 he moved to Iten, Kenya with his twin brother and fellow professional runner Zane Robertson.
He competed in the 5000m at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, where he finished 14th in the second heat in a time of 14:09.55 and did not qualify for the final. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow he finished ninth in the 5000 metres and seventh in the 10,000 metres.