Emil Voigt (athlete)

Emil Voigt
Personal information
Born31 January 1883
Ardwick, Manchester, England
Died16 October 1973 (aged 90)
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventlong-distance running
ClubManchester AC
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London 5 miles

Emil Robert Voigt (31 January 1883 – 16 October 1973) was a British athlete, winner of the Olympic 5 miles race in 1908 representing Great Britain.[1]

Biography

Born in Manchester to German parents, Voigt won the 1908 Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) championship in the 4 miles,[2][3] making him one of the favourites for the 5 miles at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which were held in London. Voigt, a vegetarian,[4] indeed won the race easily and became the second and last Olympic champion in the event, which was replaced by the 5000 m and 10000 m events in 1912.

After winning three more AAA titles at the 1909 AAA Championships[5] and 1910 AAA Championships,[6][7] as well as winning numerous other races in the UK and Europe, he emigrated to Australia in 1911. He won a number of Australian titles over the next three years, then retired from athletics in 1914 when the outbreak of war in Europe put an end to his career.

In Australia he became one of the foremost pioneers of early radio, helping to set up 2KY on behalf of the Labor movement.[8]

He moved back to England in 1936, finally retiring to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1948, where he died at age 90.[8]

Vegetarianism

Voigt became a vegetarian for humanitarian motives.[4] He also avoided tea, coffee, and lentils.[4] He became a vegetarian at the age of 22 and joined the Vegetarian Cycling Club.[9] His diet consisted of brown bread, eggs, fruit, milk and vegetables.[9]

During the 1908 London Olympic Games, he was the only gold medal distance runner England had ever had and the only vegetarian out of 2023 competitors.[9] Voigt was a non-smoker and teetotaller.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Emil Voigt". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ British Athletics Championships 1876-1914
  4. ^ a b c Stoddard, Katy (23 July 2012). "Emil Voigt, vegetarian Guardian writer who triumphed at the 1908 Olympics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics". Evening Star. 3 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships". The Scotsman. 4 July 1910. Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ a b Cunneen, Chris (1990). "Voigt, Emil Robert (1883–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d Emil Voigt: The Unique Olympian. International Society of Olympic Historians.
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