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Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vienna, Austria | 9 June 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]
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]
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