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.

Andreas Vojta
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989
Vienna, Austria
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
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
Men’s athletics
Representing  Austria
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 800 m
2017 Taipei 5000 m
European Games
2015 BakuMixed team
Updated on September 16, 2018.

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

See also

References
  1. IAAF. "IAAF: Andreas VOJTA - Athlete Profile".
  2. "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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