Glen Robinson (water polo)

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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