Robert Nemeth Explained

Robert Nemeth
Birth Date:5 June 1958
Birth Place:Hofors, Sweden[1]
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Mauerbach, Austria
Height:1.89 m
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 m, 3000 m
Club:SV Schwechat

Robert Nemeth (5 June 1958 – 15 December 2015) was an Austrian middle- and long-distance runner. He represented his country in the 1500 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships, reaching the semifinals on both occasions.

He won a total of 22 Austrian titles in various events. Some of his personal bests are still standing national records.

International competitions

Representing
1977European Junior ChampionshipsDonetsk, Soviet Union8th1500 m3:50.4
1978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy5th (h)1500 m3:47.4
European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia19th (h)1500 m3:44.1
1979UniversiadeMexico City, Mexico5th (sf)800 m1:50.94
1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union6th (sf)1500 m3:40.8
1981European Indoor ChampionshipsGrenoble, France6th3000 m9:06.0
1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy4th3000 m7:57.72
European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th1500 m3:37.81
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th (h)1500 m3:39.931
1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th1500 m3:43.28
1985European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece6th3000 m8:11.24
1Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

ÖLV profile

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/robert-nemeth-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. http://www.oelv.at/news/detail.php?id=5555&lang=de ÖLV Rekordhalter Robert Nemeth verstorben