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Team GB star dies at 28 after psychosis diagnosis
Robbie Fitzgibbon, who competed for Great Britain at international level, has died at the age of 28 as the athletics world pays tribute to the 'cherished' athlete
Though Robbie will no longer run alongside us, share his stories or lift our spirits with his humour and kindness, his presence will continue to be felt in everything we do as a club. It was disclosed on his Just Giving profile that he had been battling Psychosis since 2022 after attempting to get back to top-level competition post an ankle surgery. Robbie was a cherished friend (Image: 2017 Getty Images)"Things progressed and I won the English Schools championships for sussex when I was 18 years old over 1500m which kickstarted my athletics career and from there went onto compete for Great Britain multiple times with my best performance making the final at the European Indoor Championships and finishing 8th place but unfortunately not long after that I suffered a bad injury to my ankle which required surgery."
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