Emil Voigt

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Olympic medalist
Emil Voigt
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold	1908 London	5 miles

Emil Robert Voigt (December 1882 – October 16, 1973) was a British athlete, winner of the Olympic 5 miles race in 1908.

Born in Manchester to German parents, Voigt won the 1908 AAA championship in the 4 miles, making him one of the favourites for the 5 miles at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which were held in London. Voigt, a vegetarian, 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.

He retired from sports in 1910, after winning two more AAA titles, and emigrated to Australia, where he set up his own radio station, broadcasting wrestling commentaries. He moved again in 1948, this time to New Zealand, where died at age 90 in Auckland.

Olympic champions in men's 5 miles and 10000 m
As five miles: 1906: Henry Hawtrey | 1908: Emil Voigt
As 10000 metres: 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen | 1920: Paavo Nurmi | 1924: Ville Ritola | 1928: Paavo Nurmi | 1932: Janusz Kusociński | 1936: Ilmari Salminen | 1948:  Emil Zátopek | 1952:  Emil Zátopek | 1956: Vladimir Kuts | 1960: Pyotr Bolotnikov | 1964: Billy Mills | 1968: Naftali Temu | 1972: Lasse Virén | 1976: Lasse Virén |1980: Miruts Yifter | 1984: Alberto Cova | 1988: Brahim Boutayeb | 1992: Khalid Skah | 1996: Haile Gebrselassie | 2000: Haile Gebrselassie | 2004: Kenenisa Bekele

Post-war British Olympic champions in men's athletics

1956: Chris Brasher (3000 m steeplechase) | 1960: Don Thompson (50 km walk) | 1964: Ken Matthews (20 km walk) | 1964: Lynn Davies (long jump) | 1968: David Hemery (400 m hurdles) 1980: Allan Wells (100 m) | 1980: Steve Ovett (800 m) | 1980 & 1984: Sebastian Coe (1500 m) | 1980 & 1984: Daley Thompson (decathlon) | 1992: Linford Christie (100 m) | 2000: Jonathan Edwards (triple jump) | 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish & Mark Lewis-Francis (4 x 100 m relay)