# Robyn Meagher
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{{short description|Canadian runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Robyn Meagher
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Robyn Adair Meagher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1967|06|17}}
| birth_place = [Mulgrave](/source/Mulgrave%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Canada
| spouse = [Jason Dorland](/source/Jason_Dorland) (rower)
| sport = [Running](/source/Running)
| event = 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
| height = 1.67 m[[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111438/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/robyn-meagher-1.html Sports-Reference profile]]
| weight = 54 kg
| club = Island Pacific Racing Team
| collegeteam =
| education = [University of Victoria](/source/University_of_Victoria)
| medaltemplates=
}}
'''Robyn Adair Meagher''' (born June 17, 1967) is a retired [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [middle](/source/Middle-distance_running) and [long-distance](/source/Long-distance_running) runner.[{{World Athletics}}] She represented her country at the [1992](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) and [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics), as well as three World Championships. In addition, she won a silver medal at the [1994 Commonwealth Games](/source/1994_Commonwealth_Games).
Meagher was inducted into the University of Victoria’s Sport Hall of Fame in 2007; and, inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[{{cite web|accessdate=14 May 2025|url=https://nsshf.com/inductee/robyn-meagher/ |title=Robyn Meagher|publisher=Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame}}]
Meagher is a Registered [Clinical Counsellor](/source/Counseling_Psychology) and Health & Performance Coach[[http://www.robynmeagher.com/ Official website]] She is married to rower [Jason Dorland](/source/Jason_Dorland).[{{cite web|accessdate=14 May 2025 |title=Biography: Robyn Meagher|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/36125|publisher=Olympedia.org }}]
==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}}
|-
|1984
|[Pan American Junior Championships](/source/1984_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships)
|[Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas)
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|4:21.8
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|[Jeux de la Francophonie](/source/Athletics_at_the_1989_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie)
|[Casablanca, Morocco](/source/Casablanca%2C_Morocco)
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[4:13.71](/source/Athletics_at_the_1989_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1989_Summer_Universiade)
|[Duisburg, West Germany](/source/Duisburg%2C_West_Germany)
|12th
|1500 m
|[4:24.75](/source/Athletics_at_the_1989_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games)
|[Auckland, New Zealand](/source/Auckland%2C_New_Zealand)
|12th
|1500 m
|[4:28.51](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|[Goodwill Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Goodwill_Games)
|[Seattle, United States](/source/Seattle%2C_United_States)
|6th
|1500 m
|[4:13.74](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Goodwill_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|rowspan=2|[World Championships](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|rowspan=2|[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan)
|23rd (h)
|1500 m
|[4:12.47](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|29th (h)
|3000 m
|[9:20.38](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_3000_metres)
|-
|1992
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics)
|[Barcelona, Spain](/source/Barcelona%2C_Spain)
|12th (h)
|3000 m
|[8:49.72](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_3000_metres)
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
|rowspan=2|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games)
|rowspan=2|[Victoria, British Columbia](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), Canada
|7th
|1500 m
|[4:13.91](/source/Athletics_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[8:45.59](/source/Athletics_at_the_1994_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_3000_metres)
|-
|[World Cup](/source/1994_IAAF_World_Cup)
|[London, United Kingdom](/source/London%2C_United_Kingdom)
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[9:05.81](/source/1994_IAAF_World_Cup_results)[Representing the Americas]
|-
|1996
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics)
|[Atlanta, United States](/source/Atlanta%2C_United_States)
|43rd (h)
|5000 m
|[16:24.49](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_5000_metres)
|-
|1997
|[World Championships](/source/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Athens, Greece](/source/Athens%2C_Greece)
|11th
|1500 m
|[4:10.83](/source/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|1999
|[World Championships](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Seville, Spain](/source/Seville%2C_Spain)
|17th (h)
|1500 m
|[4:06.88](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres)
|-
|2001
|[Jeux de la Francophonie](/source/Athletics_at_the_2001_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie)
|[Ottawa, Ontario, Canada](/source/Ottawa%2C_Ontario%2C_Canada)
|6th
|1500 m
|[4:19.52](/source/Athletics_at_the_2001_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie_%E2%80%93_Results)
|}
==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
*[800 metres](/source/800_metres) – 2:05.02 (Richmond 1999)
*[1000 metres](/source/1000_metres) – 2:44.60 (Hamilton 1998)
*[1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) – 4:06.79 (Sherbrooke 1999)
*[Mile](/source/Mile_run) – 4:26.07 (Sheffield 1992)
*[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) – 8:43.71 (Brussels 1992)
*[5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) – 15:21.15 (Turin 1992)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/113932 All-Athletics profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163139/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/113932 |date=2015-12-22 }}
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Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
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