Andreas Vojta
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.
 Vojta at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1989 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:46.59[1] 1500m: 3:36.11[1] Mile: 3:53.95[1] 5000m: 13:38.03[1] 10,000m: 28:33.99[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on September 16, 2018. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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".[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 |
See also
References
- IAAF. "IAAF: Andreas VOJTA - Athlete Profile".
- "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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