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Emil Voigt

British long-distance runner

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Born
January 31, 1883
Died
October 16, 1973
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1883

About Emil Voigt

Emil Robert Voigt was a British athlete, winner of the Olympic 5 miles race in 1908 representing Great Britain. 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 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. Voigt became a vegetarian for humanitarian motives.

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Emil Voigt timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

The world when Emil Voigt was born

Emil Voigt was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

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Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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