Robert Ian Johnston (born 21 August 1967) is a former long-distance runner from New Zealand who competed twice at the Summer Olympic Games and once at the Commonwealth Games.New Zealand Olympic Committee: Robbie Johnston At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona he was ninth in his heat of the 5000m and did not advance to the final. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he was 12thMen 10000m Olympic Games Atlanta (USA) 1996 in his heat of the 10000m and did not advance to the final. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver he did not finish the 10000m.
Johnston's best international result was fourth in the 5000m metres7th World Cup in Athletics, London at the 1994 World Cup in Athletics representing Oceania.
Johnston made national headlines in August 2020 when he was disqualified from the 50-54 age group at the Athletics New Zealand Cross Country Challenge for spitting, breaching strict guidelines due to the COVID-19 rules at the time.Double Olympian Disqualified from Cross Country
Personal bests DistanceTimePlaceDate1500 m3:39.94Auckland22 January 19923000 m7:49.46Christchurch14 January 19955000 m13:20.15Stockholm8 July 199610000 m27:42.17Villeneuve-d'Ascq25 May 1996Half Marathon1:03:43 Huntly 15 May 1994Marathon2:15:34London26 April 1998
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