Robert Heppenstall
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1997 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, cross country |
Event(s) | 1500 meters, 800 metres, mile |
| College team | Wake Forest |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 1:46.04[1]
1500 meters: 3:35.17[1] mile: 3:55.15[1] |
Medal record | |
| Updated on November 17, 2022 | |
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Robert Heppenstall (born February 28, 1997) is a professional Canadian middle-distance track and field athlete. Competing for Canada at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Heppenstall won silver in the men's 800 metres. A 7x All American in the 800m, Heppenstall is a two-time Canadian national champion in 800m and 1500m.[1]
Running career
[edit | edit source]Heppenstall started participating in track and field for St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During his high school career he was a four-time high school track and field MVP (Most Valuable Player award), as well as four-time OFSAA gold medalist, and three-time Canadian national champion in the 800m. Heppenstall earned Athletics Ontario Distance Athlete of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015[2]
Heppenstall competed in Track and Field as well as Cross-Country for Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. In his freshman year Heppenstall broke the University and the ACC championships record, setting a new Canadian junior indoor 800m record with a time of 1:47.35.[3] In 2015 he became Junior Pan American Games silver medalist in the 800m; in 2016 he finished 3rd at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 800 metres.[4] The following years, Heppenstall won bronze at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as well as bronze at the 2019 Championship.[1]
Since turning professional, Heppenstall became two-time Canadian national champion in the 800m and 1500m (2021 and 2022).[1] In 2023, Heppenstall won a silver medal in the 1500m at the Pan American Games in Santiago.[5] In 2025, he competed as a semi-finalist in the 800m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. [6]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Robert Heppenstall at World AthleticsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- The Comeback Of Robert Heppenstall on The Terminal Mile
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Canadian men middle-distance runners
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Track and field athletes from Hamilton, Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons cross country
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's track and field athletes
- Canadian middle-distance runner stubs