Matej Tóth

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.

Matej Tóth

Tóth in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 41) Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Athletics
Event	50 km Race Walk
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 km walk World Championships 2015 Beijing 50 km walk European Championships 2014 Zürich 50 km walk 2018 Berlin 50 km walk World Race Walking Cup 2010 Chihuahua 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

1. "Gold flush as Matej Toth wins first Slovak world title". Zee News. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
2. Juck, Alfons (26 November 2006). "Toth selected Slovak athlete of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
4. "Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
5. "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

External links

• Matej Tóth at World Athletics
• Matej Tóth at Olympedia
• Matej Tóth at Olympics.com
• Matej Tóth at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
• Matej Tóth at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (Rio 2016) (in Slovak)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Peter Sagan	Sportsperson of Slovakia 2016	Succeeded by Peter Sagan