Matej Tóth
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| Born | 10 February 1983 Nitra, Slovakia |
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| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 50km Race Walk |
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Matej Tóth (born 10 February 1983) is a Slovak race walker. He is a three-time Olympian, having competed in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and has represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics on five occasions. He won the gold medal at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, and at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, taking Slovakia's first ever gold at the championships.[1]
At the Dudinska Patdesiatka race in March 2011 he set a Slovakian record of 3:39:46 hours for the 50 km walk to take first place.[2] He failed to finish the 50 km race at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but came 14th over 20 km. He began 2012 with wins at the Rio Maior Grand Prix and Poděbrady Race Walk meets.[3][4]
He was the 2006 Slovak Athlete of the Year.[5] He is a journalist by education.
Achievements
References
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- ↑ Juck, Alfons (2011-03-27). Toth sets 50km road world lead 3:39:46. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
- ↑ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2012-04-14). New winners in Rio Maior – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
- ↑ Procházka, Michal (2012-04-22). Tóth dominates, Di Vincenza leads Italian sweep in Poděbrady Race Walks. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Matej Tóth profile at IAAF
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