Andreas Vojta

Andreas Vojta
Vojta in 2022
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35)
Vienna, Austria
Sport
SportTrack
Event800 metres – 10,000 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

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

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

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  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

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