Andreas Vojta
Austrian middle-distance runner
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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]
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1989 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres – 10,000 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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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
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.59 (Salzburg 2013)
- 1000 metres – 2:18.06 (Ostrava 2014) NR
- 1500 metres – 3:36.11 (Glasgow 2014)
- Mile – 3:53.95 (Oslo 2013)
- 3000 metres – 7:49.75 (Ostrava 2021)
- 5000 metres – 13:24.03 (Ostrava 2020)
- 10,000 metres – 28:06.88 (Pacé 2022)
- 5K – 13:48 (Monaco 2021) NR
- 10K – 28:54 (Berlin 2022)
- Half marathon – 1:03:18 (Prague 2022)
- Marathon – 2:19:27 (Vienna 2023)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:47.14 (Linz 2013)
- 1000 metres – 2:19.20 (Stockholm 2013) NR
- 1500 metres – 3:38.99 (Vienna 2012)
- 3000 metres – 7:51.17 (Madrid 2020)
