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Vid Botolin
SLOMenVid Botolin is a Slovenia middle-distance runner, born on August 15, 2002. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
His personal bests include 1:52.63 in the 800m, 3:43.66 in the 1500m, 4:01.99 in the Mile, 7:56.46 in the 3000m and 13:39.30 in the 5000m. He has earned 15 gold medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Slovenia.
As of Sep 13, 2026: 3000 Metres Short Track 7:57.98, 5000 m 13:39.30, 2026 season best 8:12.10 (Mar 1, 2026, Olimpijski center, Novo Mesto (SLO) (i)) · Last competition: The Monument Mile Classic, Sep 5, 2026, 4:00.06 · National record (5 Kilometres Road) · 24 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1500m | 3:44.01 | - | May 3, 2026 | ↑ | ESET WMD-Night, Centro di Atletica, Busto Arsizio |
| 2026 | Mile | 4:00.06 | - | Sep 5, 2026 | ↑ | The Monument Mile Classic |
| 2026 | 3000m | 7:51.53 | - | Aug 23, 2026 | ↑ | Folksam Grand Prix Göteborg |
| 2026 | 3000m-short-track | 8:12.10 | - | Mar 1, 2026 | ↑ | Slovenian Indoor Championships |
| 2026 | 5000m | 13:39.96 | - | May 30, 2026 | ↑ | British Milers Club Grand Prix |
| 2026 | 5Kilometre | 14:12 | - | Feb 15, 2026 | ↓ | MONACO RUN, Quai Albert 1er |
| 2025 | 1500m | 3:54.82 | - | Aug 30, 2025 | ↑ | The Monument Mile Classic |
| 2025 | Mile | 4:13.38 | - | Aug 30, 2025 | ↑ | The Monument Mile Classic |
| 2025 | 3000m | 7:57.52 | - | Jun 27, 2025 | ↑ | 39ème Meeting International Montgeron-Essonne, Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Montgeron |
| 2025 | 3000m-short-track | 8:09.25 | - | Feb 5, 2025 | ↑ | Triple Match CRO-SLO-SRB, Atletska dvorana, Beograd (i) |
| 2025 | 5000m | 13:39.30 | - | Aug 9, 2025 | ↑ | IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - Pre-Programme |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 29:44 | - | Oct 19, 2025 | ↑ | Ljubljana Half Marathon & 10km |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:44.80 | - | May 11, 2024 | ↑ | Puma Nitro Lange Laufnacht, Carl-Kaufmann-Stadion, Karlsruhe |
| 2024 | Mile | 4:01.99 | - | Aug 24, 2024 | ↑ | The Monument Mile Classic |
| 2024 | 2000m | 5:12.61 | - | Sep 11, 2024 | ↑ | Međunarodni Atletski Miting Karlovac |
| 2024 | 3000m | 7:58.80 | - | Aug 17, 2024 | ↑ | Motonet GP - Oulu |
| 2024 | 5000m | 13:47.06 | - | Jun 22, 2024 | ↑ | Track Night Vienna, LAZ Wien, Wien |
| 2024 | 5Kilometre | 13:52 | - | Dec 31, 2024 | ↓ | Cursa dels Nassos |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Oct 19, 2024 | ↑ | Ljubljana Half Marathon & 10km, Ljubljana |
| 2023 | 1000m-short-track | 2:24.67 | - | Feb 25, 2023 | - | Croatian Indoor Combined Events Championships |
| 2023 | 1000m | 2:24.67 | - | Feb 25, 2023 | ↑ | Croatian Indoor Combined Events Championships |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:43.76 | - | May 20, 2023 | ↑ | Lange Laufnacht, Carl-Kaufmann-Stadion, Karlsruhe |
| 2023 | 1500m-short-track | 3:51.26 | - | Feb 19, 2023 | ↑ | Slovenian Indoor Championships |
| 2023 | 3000m | 8:01.45 | - | Feb 4, 2023 | ↑ | IFAM Gent Indoor, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i) |
| 2023 | 3000m-short-track | 8:01.45 | - | Feb 4, 2023 | ↑ | IFAM Gent Indoor, Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Gent (i) |
| 2023 | 5000m | 13:56.77 | - | May 27, 2023 | ↑ | IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - National Events |
| 2023 | 5Kilometre | 14:09 | - | Dec 31, 2023 | ↓ | Cursa dels Nassos |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 30:40 | - | Oct 22, 2023 | ↑ | Volkswagen Ljubljana Half Marathon & 10K |
| 2022 | 800m | 1:52.63 | - | May 10, 2022 | ↑ | Rijeka (CRO) |
| 2022 | 1500m | 3:43.66 | - | Jul 9, 2022 | ↑ | Guldensporenmeeting, Sportcentrum Wembley, Kortrijk |
| 2022 | 1500m-short-track | 3:52.11 | - | Feb 19, 2022 | ↑ | Slovenian Indoor Championships, Olimpijski center, Novo Mesto (i) |
| 2022 | 2000m | 5:10.18 | - | Sep 7, 2022 | ↑ | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac (CRO) |
| 2022 | 3000m | 7:56.46 | - | Sep 11, 2022 | ↑ | Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb |
| 2022 | 3000m-short-track | 7:57.98 | - | Mar 5, 2022 | ↑ | Balkan Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i) |
| 2022 | 5000m | 13:41.61 | - | May 28, 2022 | ↑ | IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem |
| 2022 | CrossCount | 25:07 | - | Dec 11, 2022 | ↓ | 28th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Piemonte-La Mandria Park |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:49.83 | - | Jun 19, 2021 | ↑ | European Athletics Team Championships Second League |
| 2021 | 1500m-short-track | 3:50.19 | - | Jan 30, 2021 | ↑ | Olimpijski center, Novo Mesto (SLO) (i) |
| 2021 | Mile | 4:09.10 | - | Oct 9, 2021 | ↑ | Tolmin (SLO) |
| 2021 | 2000m | 5:14.58 | - | Oct 2, 2021 | ↑ | Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor (SLO) |
| 2021 | 3000m | 8:04.23 | - | Jun 20, 2021 | ↑ | European Athletics Team Championships Second League |
| 2021 | 3000m-short-track | 8:10.76 | - | Feb 20, 2021 | ↑ | Balkan Indoor Championships, Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (i) |
| 2021 | CrossCount | 19:20 | - | Dec 12, 2021 | ↓ | 27th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Dublin |
| 2020 | 800m | 1:56.74 | - | Sep 6, 2020 | ↑ | Štadion Kladivar, Celje (SLO) |
| 2020 | 1500m | 3:52.65 | - | Sep 2, 2020 | ↑ | Stadion Portoval, Novo Mesto (SLO) |
| 2020 | 3000m | 8:17.12 | - | Sep 15, 2020 | ↑ | 70th Hanžeković Memorial |
| 2020 | 3000m-short-track | 8:22.19 | - | Jan 22, 2020 | ↑ | Olimpijski center, Novo Mesto (SLO) (i) |
| 2019 | 1000m | 2:36.03 | - | May 8, 2019 | ↑ | Celje (SLO) |
| 2019 | 1500m | 3:59.07 | - | Aug 31, 2019 | ↑ | Ptuj (SLO) |
| 2019 | 1500m-short-track | 4:01.04 | - | Feb 2, 2019 | ↑ | Novo Mesto (SLO) (i) |
| 2019 | 2000m | 5:27.69 | - | Oct 9, 2019 | ↑ | Maribor (SLO) |
| 2019 | 3000m | 8:29.67 | - | May 4, 2019 | ↑ | Dinamo Zrinjevac 2019, Zagreb |
| 2019 | 3000m-short-track | 8:37.06 | - | Feb 9, 2019 | ↑ | Slovenian Indoor Championships, Novo Mesto (i) |
| 2019 | 5000m | 14:53.73 | - | Sep 14, 2019 | ↑ | Velenje (SLO) |
| 2018 | 3000m | 8:42.71 | - | Sep 23, 2018 | ↑ | Ptuj (SLO) |
2026
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mile | 4:00.06 | - | Sep 5 | The Monument Mile Classic |
1500m | 3:44.56 | - | Sep 5 | The Monument Mile Classic |
3000m | 7:51.53 | - | Aug 23 | Folksam Grand Prix Göteborg |
5000m | 14:08.95 | - | Jun 19 | Slovenian Championships |
3000m | 8:11.88 | - | Jun 10 | Miting Celjskih Knezov - Meeting of Princes of Celje |
5000m | 13:39.96 | - | May 30 | British Milers Club Grand Prix |
5000m | 13:39.99 | - | May 23 | Spåret 5000m, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Mixed Races |
3000m | 8:01.52 | - | May 17 | Internationales Läufermeeting |
1500m | 3:47.52 | - | May 13 | BMC Gold Standard Races |
1500m | 3:44.01 | - | May 3 | ESET WMD-Night, Centro di Atletica, Busto Arsizio |
3000m-short-track | 8:12.10 | - | Mar 1 | Slovenian Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 8:12.10 | - | Feb 28 | Slovenian Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 8:19.00 | - | Feb 21 | Balkan Indoor Championships, Atletska dvorana, Beograd (i) |
5Kilometre | 14:12 | - | Feb 15 | MONACO RUN, Quai Albert 1er |
3000m-short-track | 8:15.43 | - | Feb 4 | IFAM Louvain-La-Neuve Indoor |
2025
20 performances2024
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5Kilometre | 13:52 | - | Dec 31 | Cursa dels Nassos |
10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Oct 19 | Ljubljana Half Marathon & 10km, Ljubljana |
2000m | 5:12.61 | - | Sep 11 | Međunarodni Atletski Miting Karlovac |
3000m | 8:26.12 | - | Sep 8 | Slovenian Team Championships, Športni center Vinko Cajnko, Slovenj Gradec |
1500m | 4:00.82 | - | Sep 7 | Slovenian Team Championships, Športni center Vinko Cajnko, Slovenj Gradec |
3000m | 8:26.12 | - | Sep 7 | Slovenian Team Championships, Športni center Vinko Cajnko, Slovenj Gradec |
5000m | 14:15.97 | - | Sep 3 | Copenhagen Athletics Games |
Mile | 4:01.99 | - | Aug 24 | The Monument Mile Classic |
3000m | 7:58.80 | - | Aug 17 | Motonet GP - Oulu |
3000m | 7:59.57 | - | Aug 9 | Norgeslekene |
1500m | 3:48.91 | - | Jul 21 | Slovenian Cup Championships, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor |
3000m | 8:18.85 | - | Jul 21 | Slovenian Cup Championships, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor |
1500m | 3:48.91 | - | Jul 20 | Slovenian Cup Championships, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor |
5000m | 13:55.29 | - | Jul 6 | FAST5000 |
3000m | 8:09.77 | - | Jun 30 | Slovenian Championships, Štadion Kladivar, Celje |
Honours
Slovenian Championships
5000 Metres
Slovenian Championships
5000 Metres
Slovenian Championships
3000 Metres
Slovenian Championships
3000 Metres
Slovenian Indoor Championships
1500 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Balkan Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Championships
3000 Metres
Slovenian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Indoor Championships
1500 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Indoor Championships
1500 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Slovenian Championships
1500 Metres
Slovenian Championships
3000 Metres
Slovenian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
Frequently asked questions
What is Vid Botolin's 3000 Metres Short Track personal best?
Vid Botolin's 3000 Metres Short Track personal best is 7:57.98, set on Mar 5, 2022 in Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) (i).
Which events does Vid Botolin compete in?
Vid Botolin competes in the 3000 Metres Short Track and 5000 m.
How did Vid Botolin perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 8:12.10, set on Mar 1, 2026 in Olimpijski center, Novo Mesto (SLO) (i). Last competition: The Monument Mile Classic on Sep 5, 2026, 4:00.06.