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{{Short description|American middle-distance runner}}
'''Robin Theresa Campbell-Bennett''' (born January 25, 1959, in [[Washington, D.C.]]) was a U.S. Olympian at 800 meters in 1980 and 1984.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/robin-campbell-1.html Robin Campbell at Sports Reference]</ref> She competed in every [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials]] between 1972 and 1984.

== Early life and education ==
She was born in Washington D.C. She attended [[Santa Fe College]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]]; [[University of Florida]], Gainesville; and [[San Jose State University|San Jose State College]] in San Jose, California, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies and a minor in women's studies.

== Athletic career ==
At the Olympic Trials in 1972, at age 13, she won the Exhibition Races for girls U-14 at both 200 meters and 1500 meters. Her times were fast enough to make the U.S. Olympic team, but she was too young to qualify.

Campbell won [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]] at 400 meters in 1975<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Women's 400 m |url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w400m.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831041749/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w400m.asp |archive-date=2010-08-31 |access-date=2010-08-31 |website=USATF}}</ref> and 1500 meters in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Women's 1,500 m |url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w1500m.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831041648/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w1500m.asp |archive-date=2010-08-31 |access-date=2010-09-28 |website=USATF}}</ref> She finished second at eight consecutive U.S. Indoor Championships at 800 meters.

On April 25–27, 1975, at the [[Mt. SAC Relays]] in California, she won both the 400 meters in 53.5 and the 800 meters in 2:11.6.<ref>[http://events.mtsac.edu/media/relays/info/history.pdf MTSAC]</ref>

At the 1980 [[Liberty Bell Classic]], she won the silver medal at 800 meters, running 2:02.53, finishing between Yvonne Mondesire of Canada 2:02.34 and Ann Mackie-Morelli of Canada 2:02.63.

Her best 800 meter time of 1:59.00 came while winning the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]]. At the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Helsinki, Finland]] later that year, she finished fifth.

== Personal life ==
She resides in Washington DC, where she heads  Fifth Man Track Club.

She served on the Drug Testing Committee, Cultural Exchange Committee, and Youth Sports Committee of USA Track & Field. She is active in the Olympic Alumni Association, Women's Sports Foundation, [https://www.ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence Stop the Silence: Stop Childhood Sexual Abuse], Fifth Man Track Club, and [https://www.pvtc.org/ Potomac Valley Track Club].

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{{Footer US NC 800m Women}}
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{{Footer US NC Indoor Mile Women}}

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