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. He is the current Austrian marathon champion.^[2]

Andreas Vojta

Vojta in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 36) Vienna, Austria
Sport
Sport	Track
Event	800 metres – 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
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 Men's athletics Representing  Austria Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 800 m 2017 Taipei 5000 m European Games 2015 Baku Mixed 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".^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	12th (h)	3000 m	7:53.07
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	22nd	10,000 m	29:56.71
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	12th (h)	3000 m	7:53.07
2023	Vienna City Marathon	Vienna, Austria	14th Overall, 1st Austrian	Marathon	02:19:27

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)

See also

• Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics