Andreas Michalitz

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Andreas Michalitz (born July 11, 1968 in Wiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian long-distance runner . He won three Austrian championship titles in the 24-hour race and in the 100 km run in the individual and team classifications, holds two Austrian records (144-hour run 784.004 km and 48-hour run 375 km) and the world record in "climbing stairs in full gear" (82,301 steps in 24 hours), he is a member of the Austrian ultra-running national team.

Athletic career

Andreas Michalitz started running in 2002. A book about the extreme runner Christian Schiester inspired him to start the ultra run. In 2015 he took 3rd place at the 6 Days World Trophy in Hungary and improved the Austrian 6-day record to 784.004 km.

In 2016 he then set a new 48-hour record (375 km) and won the Austrian 24-hour championship in Irdning with 227.6 kilometers and reached the qualification standard of the Austrian national team for the European championship in France.

Records

  • Austrian record in the 48 hour run with 375 km.
  • Austrian record in the 144 hour run with 784.004 km
  • World record 100 km run in fire protection equipment with breathing protection 15h 11min 10sec
  • World record "climbing stairs in full gear" 82,301 steps in 24 hours

successes

2014

  • 2nd place in the 48-hour run Gols 291 km

2015

  • 3rd place at the 6 Days World Trophy in Hungary 784.004 km
  • 2nd place at the Austria Race Across Burgenland 218 km

2016

  • 1st place and Austrian record at the 48-hour run in Gols with 375 km
  • 1st place and Austrian champion (team rating 100 km) 100 km run Vienna
  • 2nd place and runner-up Masters AG 40 100 km run Vienna
  • 1st place and Austrian champion in the 24-hour run in Irdning
  • 1st place and Austrian champion in the 24-hour run (team classification) in Irdning
  • 1st place and Austrian champion in the 24-hour Masters age group 40 in Irdning
  • 2nd place in the Austrian Ultra Run Cup with 264.78 points
  • 19th place at the Spartathlon (toughest ultra run in the world, max. Time limit 36 ​​hours) 27h 44min. 11sec. 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clemens Pfleger: Run into the record books. In: noen.at. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Ultramarathon: Running Floriani ran 784 kilometers in six days. In: heute.at. May 19, 2015, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ FIREFIGHTER FROM AUSTRIA WITH WORLD RECORD | RECORD INSTITUTE for GERMANY . In: REKORD INSTITUTE for GERMANY . March 5, 2017 ( rekord-institut.org [accessed March 11, 2017]).
  4. ^ Escalator world record: Fireman conquers 82,301 steps . In: Spiegel Online . December 2, 2017 ( spiegel.de [accessed December 2, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Gols running club. In: ultralaufteamgols.at. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Αποτελέσματα. Retrieved February 11, 2017 (el-gr).
personal data
SURNAME Michalitz, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian long-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt , Austria