Glen Robinson (born 26 January 1989 in Kendal) is a British water polo player.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Great Britain men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) inches tall.

Career

Robinson began his career with Kendal, originally swimming with future Olympic water polo player Chloe Wilcox.[3] Robinson later moved to play for Lancaster where he was selected for England's junior squad, helping them to a Home Nations tournament win in 2006. Following this, he was invited to join the Great Britain junior squad and travelled to a tournament in Canada.[4]

In 2008, he scored against Spain to take Britain into the European Junior Championships.[5]

In 2010, he relocated to Romania where he played for CS Rapid București. He later represented German club SV Würzburg 05.[6]

He was selected for Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad. He described the experience as his "pinnacle achievement".[7]

In 2014, he was part of England's gold medal winning squad for the 2014 edition of the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships.[8]

In 2015, he was again playing for Lancaster Water Polo Club[9] and was still there by 2018.[10]

Personal life

Robinson is a supporter of Liverpool.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Glen Robinson". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glen Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Olympians Glen Robinson and Chloe Wilcox win gold at Commonwealth Championships after sharing long water polo association". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Water polo - GB call-up for Robinson". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Glen Robinson". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Glen Robinson". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "London 2012 Olympians Glen Robinson and Chloe Wilcox win gold at Commonwealth Championships after sharing long water polo association".
  8. ↑ "Robinson relieved as England's men claim Commonwealth gold".
  9. ↑ "City's impressive start to season continues". 12 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Water polo thriving in Kendal | the Oldham Times".
  11. ↑ "Glen Robinson". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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