Andreas Vojta
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Vojta at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 9, 1989 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
800 metres: 1:46.59[1] 1500 metres: 3:36.11[1] Mile: 3:53.95[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andreas Vojta (born 9 June 1989 in Vienna) is an Austrian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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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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 | |||
See also
References
- Andreas Vojta profile at IAAF
- 1 2 3 All-Athletics. "Profile of Andreas Vojta".
- ↑ "Andreas Vojta & Andrea Mayr sind Österreichs Leichtathleten des Jahres 2010" auf oelv.at
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