Emil Robert Voigt (31 January 1883 – 16 October 1973) was a British athlete, winner of the Olympic 5 miles race in 1908 representing Great Britain.
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.
In Australia he became one of the foremost pioneers of early radio, helping to set up 2KY on behalf of the Labor movement.
[8] He moved back to England in 1936, finally retiring to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1948, where he died at age 90.
[9] During the 1908 London Olympic Games, he was the only gold medal distance runner England had ever had and the only vegetarian out of 2023 competitors.