Matej Tóth
Personal information | |
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Born | Nitra, Slovakia | 10 February 1983
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | Template:Unit weight |
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Country | Slovakia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 50 km Race Walk |
Matej Tóth (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmatʲej ˈto:t]; born 10 February 1983) is a Slovak race walker. He is the current Olympic and World 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.
He was the 2006 Slovak Athlete of the Year.[2]
He is a journalist by education.
Achievements
References
- ^ "Gold flush as Matej Toth wins first Slovak world title". Zee News. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Juck, Alfons (26 November 2006). "Toth selected Slovak athlete of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Slovak male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Slovakia
- People from Nitra
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Slovakia
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Olympic gold medalists for Slovakia
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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