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Slovak racewalker
Matej Tóth (Slovak pronunciation:
[ˈmacej ˈtɔːt] ; born 10 February 1983) is a Slovak
race walker . He is a former Olympic champion in the
50 km walk .
Career
Toth won the
gold medal in the 50 km walk at the
2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup , and at the
2015 World Championships , taking Slovakia's first ever gold at the championships.
[1]
He finished first at the
2016 Olympic Games in
50 km walk , winning the first Slovak Olympic medal in athletics and also being the first Slovak gold medalist in a Summer sport other than
canoe slalom .
He was the 2016 Slovak Athlete of the Year.
[2]
In 2018, he won silver medal in the
men's 50 kilometres walk at the
2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.
[3] In 2019, he competed in the
men's 50 kilometres walk at the
2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
[4] He did not finish his race.
[4]
Toth represented Slovakia at the
2020 Summer Olympics and finished 14th in the
men's 50 kilometres walk with a season best.
[5]
He is a
journalist by education.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Slovakia
1999
World Youth Championships
Bydgoszcz ,
Poland
8th
10,000 m
46:49.33
2001
European Race Walking Cup (U20)
Dudince ,
Slovakia
39th
10 km
47:18
2002
World Junior Championships
Kingston ,
Jamaica
16th
10,000 m
45:05.02
2003
European Race Walking Cup
Cheboksary ,
Russia
24th
20 km
1:25:28
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz ,
Poland
6th
20 km
1:25:59
Universiade
Daegu ,
South Korea
10th
20 km
1:27:51
2004
World Race Walking Cup
Naumburg ,
Germany
54th
20 km
1:26:59
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
32nd
20 km
1:28:49
2005
European Race Walking Cup
Miskolc ,
Hungary
12th
20 km
1:23:58
Universiade
İzmir ,
Turkey
8th
20 km
1:28:58
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
21st
20 km
1:23:55
2006
World Race Walking Cup
A Coruña ,
Spain
46th
20 km
1:26:30
European Championships
Gothenburg ,
Sweden
6th
20 km
1:21:39
2007
European Race Walking Cup
Royal Leamington Spa ,
United Kingdom
27th
20 km
1:25:12
World Championships
Osaka ,
Japan
14th
20 km
1:25:57
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing ,
PR China
26th
20 km
1:23:17
World Race Walking Cup
Cheboksary ,
Russia
17th
20 km
1:21:24
2009
European Race Walking Cup
Metz, France
9th
20 km
1:27:29
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
9th
20 km
1:21:13
10th
50 km
3:48:35
2010
World Race Walking Cup
Chihuahua, Mexico
1st
50 km
3:53:30
European Championships
Barcelona ,
Spain
6th
20 km
1:22:20
2011
European Race Walking Cup
Olhão ,
Portugal
1st
20 km
1:23:53
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
13th
20 km
1:22:55
–
50 km
DNF
2012
Olympic Games
London ,
Great Britain
5th
50 km
3:41:24
2013
European Race Walking Cup
Dudince ,
Slovakia
3rd
20 km
1:21:51
World Championships
Moscow ,
Russia
5th
50 km
3:41:07
2014
World Race Walking Cup
Taicang ,
China
28th
20 km
1:21:33
European Championships
Zürich ,
Switzerland
2nd
50 km
3:36:21
2015
European Race Walking Cup
Murcia ,
Spain
2nd
20 km
1:20:21
6th
20 km - Team
68 pts
2015
World Championships
Beijing , China
1st
50 km
3:40:32
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil
1st
50 km
3:40:58
2018
European Championships
Berlin ,
Germany
2nd
50 km
3:47:27
2021
Olympic Games
Sapporo ,
Japan
14th
50 km
3:56:23
References
External links
International National People