{{Short description|Australian long-distance runner (1929–2020)}} {{use Australian English|date=November 2017}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Neil Robbins | full_name = Neil James Robbins | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | sport = athletics | event = Steeplechase, long-distance running | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|9|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|6|1929|9|8|df=yes}} | death_place = | height = | weight = }}

'''Neil James Robbins''' (8 September 1929 &ndash; 6 December 2020) was an Australian steeplechase and long-distance runner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64783 |title=Neil Robbins |work=Olympedia |accessdate=20 December 2020}}</ref> He competed in the six-mile run at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1956 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/neil-robbins-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/neil-robbins-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Neil Robbins Olympic Results |accessdate=21 November 2017}}</ref>

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