Athlete Profile

Robert Tobin

Club:	Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	V40
County:	Hampshire
Region:	South East
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:	Unknown
Previous Lead:	Todd Bennett	-2010
Previous Lead:	Dan Pfaff	2010-2012

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Domestic Championships Record
2001 - AAA U20 400m gold
2004 - AAA Indoor 400m gold
2006 - AAA Indoor 400m gold
2007 - AAA & World Trials 5th
2008 - Aviva Olympic Trials silver
2009 - Aviva World Champs Trials gold
2010 - Aviva European Trials & UK Championships 400m 4th

International Highlights
2001 - European Juniors 4x400m silver, 400m 6th
2002 - World Juniors 400m ht
2003 - European U23 Championships 4x400m 6th
2005 - European U23 Championships 400m gold, 4x400m silver, World Championships 400m sf, 4x400m 4th
2006 - Commonwealth Games 400m sf, 4x400m 4th, European 4x400m silver
2007 - European Indoors 400m bronze, 4x400m gold, World Championships 4x400m 6th
2008 - Olympics 4x400m Bronze, World Indoor Championships 4x400m 5th
2009 - World Championships 400m 7th sf
2009 - World Championships 4x400 silver
2010 - European Championships 4x400m silver, Commonwealth Games 400m 4th sf, 4x400m bronze

Rob was a promising young footballer who was on the books of three top teams. Yet the Southampton supporter decided to favour athletics and quickly claimed English Schools titles as a junior.

He has a degree in management sciences and accounting from University of Southampton. Just a month after finishing the course in 2005 he ran his PB of 45.01 for 400m in Geneva .

In 2009 after getting back to near his best form, he ran 45.15 in Switzerland in June and after winning the World Trials in Birmingham he went to the World Championships where he finished in 7th place in his semi-final. 2010 was a slightly disappointing season over one lap but he was an ever-present member of the 4x400m squad and secured medals for England in the Commonwealth Games and also GB in the European Championships.

He uses the same safety pins for each race. Robert’s older sister Helena was a good standard middle distance runner and his mother (Jacqueline Chidlow) was an English Schools medallist.

Best known performances

Event

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Event

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

100

10.70

100

10.70

10.9

200

21.31/21.2

200

21.57

21.43

21.35

21.31

21.74/21.2

300

33.21i

300

33.21i

400

45.01

45.47

400

45.72

45.56

45.15

46.17

45.90

45.74

45.01

47.20i

46.80

47.42

48.22

800

1:53.6

800

1:54.17

1:53.6

1:54.96

2:02.0

10K

38:32

10K

10M

67:45

10M

Performances	Submit
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

2015 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
10M	67:45			68:51	447		Portsmouth	Morrisons Great South Run 10	25 Oct 15
2014 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
10K	38:32			38:50	227		Eastleigh	B&Q Eastleigh 10K	23 Mar 14
2012 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	45.47				1	2	Geneva, SUI	AtletiCAGenève	2 Jun 12
400	45.76				2		Gothenburg, SWE	Folksam Grand Prix	14 Jun 12
400	45.77				1	h1	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	23 Jun 12
400	46.19				1	A	Basingstoke	British Athletics League Division 2	26 May 12
400	46.33				1	2	Leiden, NED	Gouden Spike	9 Jun 12
400	46.34				2	A	Crystal Palace	Samsung Diamond League	14 Jul 12
400	46.48				4		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	24 Jun 12
400	46.54				6	OD	Walnut CA, USA	Mt SAC Relays	21 Apr 12
400	46.64				2	1	Irvine CA, USA	Steve Scott Invitational	29 Apr 12
400	47.12	i			1	s1	Sheffield	Aviva European Indoor Trials & UK Championships	11 Feb 12
400	47.17	i			4		Sheffield	Aviva European Indoor Trials & UK Championships	12 Feb 12
400	47.43	i			1	h3	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	4 Feb 12
400	47.44				4	1	Namur, BEL	Athletissima Namur	16 May 12
400	47.73	i			1	h1	Sheffield	Aviva European Indoor Trials & UK Championships	11 Feb 12
400L	45.88				L3		Helsinki, FIN	European Championships	1 Jul 12
2011 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
200	21.57		-0.5		2	h1	San Diego CA, USA	UCSD Triton Invitational	23 Apr 11
400	45.72				1	1	Szczecin, POL	Memoriał Janusza Kusocińskiego	25 Jun 11
400	45.74				3	h1	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. World Trials	30 Jul 11
400	45.86				2	1	Geneva, SUI	Atletica Genève EAP Meeting	28 May 11
400	46.09				3		Montreuil-Sous-Bois, FRA	Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Montreuil	7 Jun 11
400	46.14				1	1	Valbonne, FRA	Meeting de Valbonne	11 Jun 11
400	46.40				4		Sotteville, FRA	Meeting de Sotteville-lès-Rouen	2 Jul 11
400	46.50				1		Bedford	England Senior Championships (inc Parallel Success)	16 Jul 11
400	46.93				1		Derby	BAL Clubs Super8 Men's Cup Final	10 Sep 11
400	47.73				1	h1	Bedford	England Senior Championships (inc Parallel Success)	16 Jul 11
400	DNF						Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. World Trials	31 Jul 11
2010 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	45.56				4		Gateshead	IAAF Diamond League Aviva British Grand Prix	10 Jul 10
400	45.74				3	1	La Chaux-de-Fonds, SUI	Résisprint International	4 Jul 10
400	45.84				4		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. European Trials	27 Jun 10
400	45.89				1	h1	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. European Trials	26 Jun 10
400	46.12				2	B	Crystal Palace	IAAF Diamond League Aviva London Grand Prix	13 Aug 10
400	46.25				2	A	Cardiff	British Athletics League Division 1	5 Jun 10
400	46.26				2	h3	Delhi, IND	Commonwealth Games	7 Oct 10
400	46.27				4	s1	Delhi, IND	Commonwealth Games	8 Oct 10
400	46.31				5		Huelva, ESP	Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo	9 Jun 10
400L	45.49				L4		Delhi, IND	Commonwealth Games	12 Oct 10
400L	46.32				L4		Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	31 Jul 10
400L	46.41				L3		Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	1 Aug 10
2009 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
200	21.43		0.9		3	h1	Loughborough	McCain Loughborough International	17 May 09
400	45.15				1		La Chaux-de-Fonds, SUI	Resisprint International	28 Jun 09
400	45.30				1		Rieti, ITA	Rieti Meeting	6 Sep 09
400	45.49				2		Shanghai, CHN	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix	20 Sep 09
400	45.50				1	h1	Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	18 Aug 09
400	45.61				5		Gateshead	Aviva British Grand Prix	31 Aug 09
400	45.79				7		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	25 Jul 09
400	45.84				1		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. World Trials	12 Jul 09
400	45.87				2		Chania, GRE	Venizelia	1 Jun 09
400	45.90				7	s3	Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	19 Aug 09
400	45.95				2		Szczecin, POL	Pedro's Cup	15 Sep 09
400	46.06				1	s2	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. World Trials	11 Jul 09
400	46.14				1	3	Pavia, ITA	EAP Meeting	10 May 09
400	46.29				3	1	Geneva, SUI	Athletica Genève EAP Meeting	6 Jun 09
400	46.70				2		Cardiff	UKA Super 8	10 Jun 09
400	47.09				1	h1	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. World Trials	10 Jul 09
400L	44.73				L2		Leiria, POR	Spar European Team Championships	21 Jun 09
400L	45.47				L3		Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	23 Aug 09
400L	45.7				L2	h1	Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	22 Aug 09
2008 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
200	21.35		-0.5		1	h1	Portsmouth	Hampshire Championships	10 May 08
200	21.42		1.9		1		Portsmouth	Hampshire Championships	10 May 08
400	46.17				1	2	Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	6 Jun 08
400	46.18				2		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
400	46.44				1	1	Celle Ligure, ITA	Meeting Arcobaleno	24 Jun 08
400	46.56				1	s1	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	12 Jul 08
400	46.57				1		Crystal Palace	South of England Senior/U20 Championships	15 Jun 08
400	46.57				3	B	Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	25 Jul 08
400	46.60				3	1	Loughborough	LEAP	17 Jul 08
400	46.64				5	1	Geneva, SUI	Athletica Genève EAP Meeting	31 May 08
400	46.69				1	h1	Crystal Palace	South of England Senior/U20 Championships	14 Jun 08
400	46.73				1	s1	Crystal Palace	South of England Senior/U20 Championships	14 Jun 08
400	47.38				1	h5	Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	11 Jul 08
400L	44.78				L2		Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	23 Aug 08
400L	45.08				L2	h2	Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	22 Aug 08
400L	46.35				L1		Annecy, FRA	Spar European Cup	22 Jun 08
2007 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
100	10.70		1.3		4	h3	Lawrence KS, USA	Kansas Relays	20 Apr 07
400	45.90				1	2	Osaka, JPN	World Champs Warm-up Meeting	23 Aug 07
400	46.07	i			1	1	Birmingham	Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix	17 Feb 07
400	46.15	i			3		Birmingham	European Indoor Championships	3 Mar 07
400	46.19	i			2	s2	Birmingham	European Indoor Championships	2 Mar 07
400	46.41				5		Rieti, ITA	IAAF Grand Prix	9 Sep 07
400	46.46				3	s2	Sportcity	Norwich Union British Championships inc. World Trials	28 Jul 07
400	46.50				2	B	Crystal Palace	Norwich Union Super Grand Prix	3 Aug 07
400	46.51				5		Sportcity	Norwich Union British Championships inc. World Trials	29 Jul 07
400	46.77	i			1	h1	Birmingham	European Indoor Championships	2 Mar 07
400	46.80				4		Linz, AUT	Intersport Gugl-Meeting	11 Sep 07
400	47.16				1	h1	Sportcity	Norwich Union British Championships inc. World Trials	27 Jul 07
400	47.38				4		Lawrence KS, USA	Kansas Relays	21 Apr 07
400L	45.4				L2		Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	2 Sep 07
400L	45.5				L2	h1	Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	1 Sep 07
2006 SEN Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
200	21.31		1.0		1	IA	Loughborough	Loughborough International	21 May 06
300	33.21	i			1		Pirkkahalli, FIN	Pirkkahalli, FIN	4 Feb 06
SHORT300	32.76	i			1	1	Sportcity	City of Manchester Open Meeting	31 Jan 06
400	45.74				3	s3	Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	21 Mar 06
400	45.90	i			1		Sheffield	AAA Indoor Championships	12 Feb 06
400	45.90				8		Crystal Palace	Norwich Union London Grand Prix	28 Jul 06
400	45.98				2	s1	Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Championships	15 Jul 06
400	46.01				1		Aarhus, DEN	Aarhus, DEN	6 Jul 06
400	46.03				6	s2	Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	8 Aug 06
400	46.07				5	1	Melbourne, AUS	Telstra Grand Prix	9 Mar 06
400	46.10				5	h3	Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	7 Aug 06
400	46.13				7		Gateshead	British Grand Prix	11 Jun 06
400	46.18	i			1		Birmingham	Norwich Union Grand Prix	18 Feb 06
400	46.20				1	h2	Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	20 Mar 06
400	46.35				3		Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Championships	16 Jul 06
400	46.64				3	2	Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	2 Jun 06
400	46.69	i			1	s2	Sheffield	AAA Indoor Championships	11 Feb 06
400	46.70				1	h3	Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Championships	15 Jul 06
400	48.31	i			1	h1	Sheffield	AAA Indoor Championships	11 Feb 06
400L	45.4				L2		Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	25 Mar 06
400L	45.8				L1		Gothenburg, SWE	EC	13 Aug 06
400L	45.8				L1		Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	13 Aug 06
400L	45.9				L1		Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	12 Aug 06
400L	45.9				L1		Gothenburg, SWE	EC	12 Aug 06
400L	46.11	i			L4		Glasgow	Norwich Union Indoor International	28 Jan 06
2005 U23 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
100	10.9				2		Abingdon	BAL Division 4	7 May 05
200	21.2				1		Abingdon	BAL Division 4	7 May 05
200	21.74		-1.3		1	ht1	Portsmouth	Hampshire County Championships	14 May 05
200	21.85		-3.3		1		Portsmouth	Hampshire County Championships	14 May 05
400	45.01				1		Geneva, SUI	AtletiCAGenève	11 Jun 05
400	45.41				2	h2	Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	9 Aug 05
400	45.64				1	s1	Erfurt, GER	European U23 Championships	15 Jul 05
400	45.71				1		Palafrugell, SPA	-	28 May 05
400	45.73				7		Brussels, BEL	Ivo Van Damme Memorial	26 Aug 05
400	45.81				7		Crystal Palace	Norwich Union London Grand Prix	22 Jul 05
400	45.98				1	h3	Erfurt, GER	-	14 Jul 05
400	45.98				1	h3	Erfurt, GER	European U23 Championships	14 Jul 05
400	46.29				1		Loughborough	Loughborough International Match	22 May 05
400	46.30				7		Don Valley	Norwich Union British Grand Prix	21 Aug 05
400	46.69				4	s3	Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	10 Aug 05
400	46.81				1		Erfurt, GER	European U23 Championships	16 Jul 05
400L	44.52				L3		Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	14 Aug 05
400L	45.4				L1		Florence, ITA	EP	19 Jun 05
400L	45.6				L1	h3	Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	13 Aug 05
400L	46.1				L4		Erfurt, GER	European U23 Championships	17 Jul 05
2004 U23 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	47.20	i			2		Birmingham	Midland Counties Open	25 Jan 04
2003 U23 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:54.17				9	B	Watford	BMC	20 Aug 03
2002 U20 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	46.80	i			2		Birmingham	AAA Age Group Championships	24 Feb 02
400	46.80				2	h4	Manchester	Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials	15 Jun 02
400	DNF				-	h4	Kingston, JAM	IAAF World U20/Junior Championships	16 Jul 02
2001 U20 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	47.42				2	h2	Grosseto, ITA	European Junior Championships	19 Jul 01
400	47.62				6		Grosseto, ITA	European Junior Championships	19 Jul 01
400	48.05				1		Exeter	ESAA English Schools' Championships	7 Jul 01
400	48.09				1	h1	Exeter	ESAA English Schools' Championships	7 Jul 01
800	1:53.6				5	B	Watford	BMC	29 Aug 01
800	1:55.11				4		Street	BMC PB Classic	7 May 01
2000 U17 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
400	48.22				1		Don Valley	ESAA English Schools' Championships	8 Jul 00
400	48.78				2	h1	Edinburgh	Commonwealth Youth Games	13 Aug 00
400	49.03				4		Edinburgh	Commonwealth Youth Games	13 Aug 00
400	49.41	i			1		Birmingham	CGU	20 Feb 00
400	49.59				1	h1	Don Valley	ESAA English Schools' Championships	8 Jul 00
800	1:54.96				4	C	Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	30 Aug 00
800	1:56.2				1	C	Brighton	BMC	16 Aug 00
800	1:59.11				1	B	Street	BMC PB Classic	1 May 00
ZXC	26:01				77		Parliament Hill	South of England Cross Country Championships	29 Jan 00
1999 U17 Basingstoke & Mid Hants
Event	Perf				Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:02.0				1	E	Street	BMC PB Classic	3 May 99

Total Performances: 156

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UK Rankings

Event	AG	Year	Rank
100	U23	2005	37
100	ALL	2005	170
100	ALL	2007	54
200	U23	2005	13
200	ALL	2005	65
200	ALL	2006	22
200	ALL	2008	27
200	ALL	2009	31
200	ALL	2011	54
300i	ALL	2006	1
300	ALL	2006	1
400i	ALL	2006	1
400i	ALL	2007	1
400i	ALL	2012	9
400	ALL	2005	2
400	U23	2005	1
400	ALL	2006	3
400	ALL	2007	4
400	ALL	2008	4
400	ALL	2009	2
400	ALL	2010	4
400	ALL	2011	7
400	ALL	2012	5
400	ALL	AT	20
400i	U20	AT	4
400	U17	AT	31
400	U20	AT	42
400i	ALL	AT	12
400	U23	AT	8
400i	U17	AT	29
400L	ALL	AT	22
400L	U23	AT	10
800	U17	2000	4
800	ALL	2000	215
800	ALL	2001	143
800	U20	2001	26
800	ALL	2003	156
800	U23	2003	45