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Athletics: Amy Robinson wins 3 Gold medals

By Peter White
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10 Dec, 2013 04:00 PM3 mins to read

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Tauranga Girls' College sprinters Amy Robinson (1200) and Abby Goldie (1191) in action in the 100m final. Photo/Kerry Hill

Tauranga Girls' College sprinters Amy Robinson (1200) and Abby Goldie (1191) in action in the 100m final. Photo/Kerry Hill

Outstanding Tauranga Girls' College athlete Amy Robinson was the individual star at the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Athletics Championships in Hamilton.

The overall performances from Western Bay college athletes at the weekend were encouraging and with so many of the top performers back at school next year, even better results are likely in the future.

Robinson shrugged off the fatigue of a brutal two-day schedule to land triple gold medals, plus a silver and a bronze, in a stunning personal display.

The gifted 17-year-old won gold in the long jump (5.74m) and 300m hurdles (43.86) double, before helping Tauranga Girls' to top spot on the podium in the 4x100m.

On a hectic weekend of competition she also took a 4x400m silver and an 100m bronze, recording a lifetime best of 12.15.

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"I was close to my PB [within 0.02] for the long jump and it didn't quite happen for me [a new personal best in the 400m hurdles], but you can't have everything," said Robinson, who has been involved in athletics since the age of 4.

"I was quite happy with my 100m because I didn't expect a PB."

Yet the New Zealand hockey under-18 international striker, who is coached by Todd Blythe, had no doubt about her championship highlight.

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"It was winning the 4x100m and being part of a winning team."

Next year she is gunning to qualify in 400m hurdles and long jump at the world junior championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Top sprint coach Kerry Hill says she is a huge talent, with the world at her feet potentially.

"Depending on how the Olympic association work their targets for individual sports like athletics, Amy could go to the Olympics in hurdles or long jump," Hill said. "She is that good."

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The outstanding Tauranga Girls' 100m relay team are also a special group in Hill's experience.

"They were within half a second in their heat of the 17-year-old national record which was set by a pretty special group out of Rangitoto College that I was coaching, and I think if they had brought Lauren Henry up from the juniors they would have broken the record.

"That team at Tauranga Girls' is just good timing that Abby (Goldie) and Amy are there at the same time. Abby is a star and she was beaten by Zoe Hobbs, who is someone who only comes along about every 20 years.

"Next year is going to be an exciting nationals."

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