Charles Robertson-Adams

Charles Robertson-Adams (born 5 December 1976) is a British track athlete and army officer.

Robertson-Adams was born in Liverpool, England and studied at Shrewsbury School. On 4 July 2001 he set the national record for Scotland in the 400m hurdles athletics event. His record time of 50.24 seconds, recorded at Loughborough University, still stood in October 2009.^[1]

He retired for international athletics in 2002 after qualifying for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, although he did not run due to a rule change in eligibility.^[2][3]

Following his career in athletics Robertson-Adams joined the British Army, graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2005 and joining as an officer the British Army Intelligence Corps.^[4]

Major achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1994	English Schools' Athletics Championships	Telford, England	1st	400 m hurdles
1995	English Schools' Athletics Championships	Nottingham, England	1st	400 m hurdles
	European Junior Athletics Championships	Nyreghaza, Hungary	5th (semi final)	400 m hurdles
1996	English Schools' Athletics Championships	Sheffield, England	1st	400 m hurdles
	IAAF World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	5th (semi final)	400 m hurdles
1997	AAA Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	400 m hurdles
2001	Scottish Athletics Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	400 m hurdles
	World Championships FISU	Beijing, China	5th (heats)	400 m hurdles
2002	Scottish Athletics Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	400 m hurdles

References

1. ^ http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/common/file.php?disposition=attachment&name0=downloads/outdoor_records_31_oct_2009.pdf&name1=outdoor_records_31_oct_2009.pdf&type=pdf
2. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/mar/10/sport.stephenkhan
3. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23856253.html
4. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/58647/supplements/4456

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Name	Robertson-Adams, Charles
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Date of birth	5 December 1976
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