Ex-Team GB star Robbie Fitzgibbon dies aged 28 as tributes pour in to 'most cherished' athlete

The erstwhile British planetary mediate region runner passed distant connected October 7, his club, Brighton Phoenix, confirmed connected Friday evening

Robbie Fitzgibbon, the erstwhile British planetary mediate region runner, has passed distant astatine the property of 28.

Fitzgibbon died connected October 7, his club, Brighton Phoenix, announced connected Friday night.

“It is with profound sadness that we denote the passing of 1 of our astir cherished athletes, Robbie Fitzgibbon,” work a connection from the Brighton Phoenix committee written by nine seat Mike Townley and vice seat Josh Guilmant. “A person to many, and a root of information for each who had the privilege of knowing him, Robbie was the epitome of a runner’s runner, embodying everything we worth astatine Phoenix.

“Though Robbie volition nary longer tally alongside us, stock his stories oregon assistance our spirits with his humour and kindness, his beingness volition proceed to beryllium felt successful everything we bash arsenic a club. His publication to Brighton Phoenix is enduring, surviving connected done the countless memories we person shared.

“In caller years, Robbie took a measurement backmost from the aggravated quality of way running, moving from middle-distance to becoming a cardinal subordinate of our region group, uncovering enjoyment again not conscionable successful racing transverse state and roadworthy but being portion of the squad and wider Phoenix community.

“He would ever beryllium the archetypal to enactment his manus up for different race. This summer, helium was portion of the South Downs Way Relay team, mounting a limb grounds on the way, medalling successful the County Cross Country Champs astatine Goodwood wherever helium started his nine moving vocation and moving Christmas time parkrun astatine Preston Park connected a monumental hangover.

“Robbie gave truthful overmuch to the nine and we cognize the nine meant conscionable arsenic overmuch to him. It is hard to find the close words successful moments similar these. Robbie was not conscionable an jock to us; helium was a friend, a team-mate, and an irreplaceable portion of our Phoenix family.

“Robbie had been preparing to tally the 2025 Brighton Marathon successful assistance of the foundation Mind . His dada Robin volition present tally successful his spot and, to honour his wishes, we invitation those who are capable to see donating to his chosen origin successful his memory.”

Donations to Mind tin beryllium made here

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