Andreas Vojta

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Andreas Vojta
Vojta in 2022
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 34)
Vienna, Austria
Sport
SportTrack
Event800 metres10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:46.59 (2013)[1]
1500m: 3:36.11 (2014)[1]
Mile: 3:53.95 (2013)[1]
5000m: 13:24.03 (2020)[1]
10,000m: 28:06.88 (2022)[1]
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Austria
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 5000 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Updated on September 16, 2018.

Andreas Vojta (born 9 June 1989 in Vienna) is an Austrian distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the current Austrian marathon champion.[2]

Running career[edit]

Andreas Vojta began his running career at LCC Vienna. He was initially trained by Renata Sitek and then rose to the training group of athletic conductor Wilhelm Lilge. After finishing a strong 11th overall in the men's 1500 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, he was named Austrian athlete of the year and was awarded the "Golden Emil".[3]

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Austria
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 11th 1500 m 3:45.68
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 21st (h) 1500 m 3:49.24
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 4th 1500 m 3:50.75
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 22nd (h) 1500 m 3:41.34
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 1500 m 3:53.23
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 36th (h) 1500 m 3:43.52
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (h) 1500 m 3:45.54
Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 800 m 1:47.31
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 12th (h) 1500 m 3:42.10
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1500 m DQ
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 24th (h) 3000 m 8:20.56
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 28th (h) 800 m 1:54.18
10th 1500 m 3:54.58
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 32nd (h) 1500 m 3:46.32
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th 3000 m 8:09.18
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd 5000 m 14:02.65
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 19th 5000 m 13:42.75
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 25th (h) 3000 m 8:09.72
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 12th (h) 3000 m 7:53.07
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 22nd 10,000 m 29:56.71
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 12th (h) 3000 m 7:53.07
2023 Vienna City Marathon Vienna, Austria 14th Overall, 1st Austrian Marathon 02:19:27

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor

Indoor

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e IAAF. "IAAF: Andreas VOJTA - Athlete Profile".
  2. ^ mika:Timing GMBh 2023. "VCM2023: VCM 2023 - Austrian Championship results".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Andreas Vojta & Andrea Mayr sind Österreichs Leichtathleten des Jahres 2010" Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine auf oelv.at

External links[edit]

Media related to Andreas Vojta at Wikimedia Commons