Robert Heppenstall (born February 28, 1997) is a professional Canadian middle-distance track and field athlete. Competing for Canada at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Heppenstall won silver in the men's 800 metres. A 7x All American in the 800m, Heppenstall is a two-time Canadian national champion in 800m and 1500m.[1]
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1997 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, cross country | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, 800 metres, mile | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 1:46.05[1]
1500 meters: 3:35.17[1] mile: 3:55.15[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on November 17, 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Running career edit
Heppenstall started participating in track and field for St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During his high school career he was a four-time high school track and field MVP (Most Valuable Player award), as well as four-time OFSAA gold medalist, and three-time Canadian national champion in the 800 m. Heppenstall earned Athletics Ontario Distance Athlete of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015[2]
Heppenstall competed in Track and Field as well as Cross-Country for Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. In his freshman year Heppenstall broke the University and the ACC championships record, setting a new Canadian junior indoor 800 m record with a time of 1:47.35.[3] In 2015 he became Junior Pan American Games silver medalist in the 800 m; in 2016 he finished 3rd at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres.[4] The following years, Heppenstall won bronze at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as well as bronze at the 2019 Championship.[1]
Since turning professional, Heppenstall became two-time Canadian national champion in the 800m and 1500m (2021 and 2022).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Robert HEPPENSTALL | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Heppenstall – Men's Track and Field". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Huebsch, Tim (February 28, 2016). "Robert Heppenstall breaks 25-year-old Canadian junior indoor 800 m record". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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