Kevin Kamenschak
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| Born | 18 January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Kamenschak (born 18 January 2004) is an Austrian middle-distance and cross country runner. He was senior Austrian cross country champion in 2025 and a double medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Career
A member of ATSV Linz LA in Linz,[2] Kamenschak won the 1500 metres at the 2021 Austrian Indoor Athletics Championships.[3] He represented Austria at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, qualifying for the final of the 1500 metre, placing eighth overall.[4]
Kamenschak won the silver medals behind Niels Laros in the 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel. Later at the championships, he also won a bronze medal over 5000 metres.[5] Later that year, Kamenschak missed the Austrian 5km record by one second and finished in 25th place overall at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia.[6]
Kamenschak won the 1500 metres title again at the 2024 Austrian Indoor Athletics Championships.[7] That year, Kamenschak was eighth in the men’s U23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[8]
Ahead of the 2025 season, he left Linz to base himself in Vienna where he began to train with Olympic athlete Raphael Pallitsch.[9] In February 2025, he was runner-up to Pallitsch in the 1500 metres at the Austrian Indoor Championships.[10] He also placed third behind Pallitsch in the 3000 metres at the championships.[11]
In November 2025, Kamenschak won the senior men’s title at the Austrian Cross Country Championships.[8] He was subsequently selected for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.[12]
References
- ^ "Kevin Kamenschak". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Zöpfl, Christoph (August 9, 2023). "Linz talent Kevin Kamenschak won silver in Jerusalem". nachrichten.at. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Austrian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Feischl, Dominik (10 August 2023). "Silber und Bronze – ein glanzvoller EM-Abschluss". nachrichten.at. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Road Running World Championships Riga 2023: Kamenschak misses 5km record by only one second". oelv.at. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Austrian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ a b Broadbent, Chris (24 Nov 2025). "European U20 medallist Kamenschak takes senior cross country crown in Austria". European Athletics. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Kevin Kamenschak: Neustart in Wien. Abgerufen am". Runup.eu. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Austrian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Austrian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (24 Nov 2025). "Who is going to Lagoa? Qualifying places for Lagoa 2025 sealed around Europe". European Athletics. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.