So, while the Dunedin athlete was delighted to pocket another Paralympic medal on Wednesday night, there was some frustration she was not quite able to deliver the performance she had wanted.
Robinson threw 11.88m to claim bronze in the F46 shot put in Paris.
Gold was never a realistic prospect — American shot putter Noelle Malkamaki was miles in front, setting a world record with 14.06m — but Robinson would have challenged Mariya Shpatkivska (Ukraine), who managed 12.35m for silver, had she gone over her personal best of 12.25m.
"Mixed emotions, I think I would say," Robinson said yesterday.
"I’m super stoked to be on that podium again in what probably isn’t my preferred event.
"But I’m a little bit disappointed with the distance I threw. I know I’m capable of much more.
"It’s what you can do on the day, and that distance got me the bronze, so I’m pretty stoked and super proud to put on the black singlet at my fourth Paralympics.
"You never forget it. It’s a really incredible moment.
"I loved being out there. The crowd was amazing, and I had heaps of family and friends around, which was special."
Robinson, 29, showed remarkable consistency in the shot put final.
After starting with a no-throw, she peeled off efforts of 11.46m, 11.72m, 11.73m and 11.59m before leaving the best for last and hurling 11.88m.
"It was consistent but probably not where I wanted it to be consistent.
"That’s OK. It was a bit of a timing issue.
"I had full faith there was a big throw there. And I know there is still a big throw sitting there. I know I’m capable of a lot more."
On hand for every moment of the shot put final was Robinson’s coach, Raylene Bates.
The Otago athletics identity is also the New Zealand chef de mission in Paris, and her star pupil got emotional yesterday when talking about Bates and her support.
"It’s pretty special. When she applied for the role, I was in a pretty bad place with injuries and we weren’t really sure whether Paris was going to be a go.
"I know it was a dream of hers, to be chef de mission and I said, ‘hey, go for it’.
"We’ve worked really hard on what we needed to do. I had a really great team coach with athletics in Tim Driesen, and we’ve got a really good system working.
"I’m super proud Raylene is leading our team. She’s such an amazing female leader in our sport."
Robinson now turns her attention to her specialist event, the javelin, tomorrow.
She will attempt to defend the gold medal she won in Tokyo three years ago.
"I’ve got to go home and reset. I’ll sit down with Batesy and go over a few things and see the physio and get some sleep.
"We’ll go from there and see what we can do. It’s a pretty tough field — the best field, probably ever, since I’ve been around.
"I can’t wait to get out there and see what I can do."
The 23-year-old recorded a time of 13.43sec to finish behind Chinese runner Yiting Shi in the women’s 100m T36.
It was the same finishing order as the 200m earlier in the programme.
"I just wanted to go out there and have fun no matter the outcome," Aitchison said.
"I wasn’t particularly happy with the 200m. I loved the challenge with Yiting Shi next to me, pushing each other along. I’m really happy with how the race went."
Aitchison went one better than at the Tokyo Paralympics, where she won bronze in the same event.
