| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | (1948-06-14)14 June 1948 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 December 1995(1995-12-11) (aged 47) Bethells Beach, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Events | |
Euan James Robertson (14 June 1948 – 11 December 1995) was a New Zealand distance runner in the 1970s,[1] one of the great periods of New Zealand distance running.[2]
He was born inLower Hutt near Wellington and educated atScots College andMassey University, where he gained a degree in agricultural soil science.[1] He was a soil conservator for the Ministry of Works from 1973, then moving to Cambridge and Auckland and gaining an MBA degree.[1]
At the1974 Commonwealth Games he was fifth in the 3000m steeplechase.
He was accepted by the selectors for the1976 Summer Olympics on his fourth attempt, after running in Stockholm and achieving a New Zealand record time. He finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at Montreal; reducing the New Zealand record from his 8 minutes 22.8 seconds at Stockholm to 8 minutes 21.08 seconds.[1]
Euan spent a number of years inDunedin where he ran for theMornington Harrier Club.
At the1978 Commonwealth Games he was fourth in the 3000m steeplechase.
He ran in the 3000m steeplechase, and cross-country; and later won New Zealand senior titles in the 5000m, 10,000m, 3000m steeplechase and cross-country.
He represented New Zealand at theWorld Cross Country Championships on a number of occasions. His finest hour came in 1975 in Morocco where he finished 5th – one place behindJohn Walker.[1]
In December 1995, Euan was running with a group of young athletes on the sand dunes atBethells Beach near Auckland when he collapsed and died of a heart attack, aged 47.[1]
