Robert Newton

Robert Alan Newton (born 10 May 1981) is a British former athlete who participated in the hurdles events. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Biography In 2004, he was Britain's number one sprint hurdler and competed for Team GB at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he reached the second round of the 110 m hurdles competition.

He became British 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the British AAA Championships in 2004.

After not racing at all in 2005, Newton transitioned to the 400 metre hurdles along with the 110 metre hurdles in 2006, achieving a 51.88 personal best in that event. He has no recorded races since 2006.

In 2012, he worked as a sports massage therapist.

National titles 1997: Amateur Athletics Association U17 400m hurdles gold medal winner 1999: English Schools' 110m hurdles gold medal winner 1999: AAA U20 110m hurdles gold medal winner 2000: AAA U20 110m hurdles silver medalist 2001: AAA U23 110m hurdles gold medal winner 2003: Inter-Countries 110m hurdles gold medal winner 2004: British National Championships 110m hurdles gold medal winner

Personal bests 110 m hurdles Personal Best: 13.36 in 2004 In the UK All-time Top Ten with a 60m hurdles personal best of 7.69, in the 2004 Norwich Union Indoor Trials.