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 m3:50.41978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy5th (h)1500 m3:47.4European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia19th (h)1500 m3:44.11979UniversiadeMexico City, Mexico5th (sf)800 m1:50.941980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union6th (sf)1500 m3:40.81981European Indoor ChampionshipsGrenoble, France6th3000 m9:06.01982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy4th3000 m7:57.72European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th1500 m3:37.811983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th (h)1500 m3:39.9311984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th1500 m3:43.281985European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece6th3000 m8:11.24 1Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:48.65 (Ebensee 1983) 1000 metres – 2:18.20 (Schwechat 1982) former NR 1500 metres – 3:35.8 (Rieti 1981) One mile – 3:52.42 (Rieti 1981) NR 2000 metres – 4:59.56 (Klagenfurt 1984) NR 3000 metres – 7:44.08 (Berlin 1984) 5000 metres – 13:35.90 (Koblenz 1984) 10,000 metres – 29:01.20 (Mistelbach 1982) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:42.98 (Götzis 1981) Indoor 800 metres – 1:49.4 (Vienna 1981) 1500 metres – 3:38.50 (Vienna 1985) NR One mile – 3:57.4 (San Diego 1982) 3000 metres – 7:48.01 (Budapest 1984)
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