Dawid Tomala (born 27 August 1989 in Tychy) is a Polish race walker. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 50 kilometres walk, having won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tomala also represented his country at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing 19th in the 20 km walk.[1]

Dawid Tomala
Personal information
Born (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35)
Tychy, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubAZS KU Politechnika Opolska
Medal record
Men's Racewalking
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 km walk
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ostrava 20 km walk
European Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Metz Team – 20 km

He began race walking in 2003 at the UKS Maraton Korzeniowski club in Bieruń, Poland. He is coached by his father, Grzegorz Tomala.[1] Dawid won multiple Polish national titles in racewalking.

Competition record

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Representing   Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th 10,000 m walk 42:33.60
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 16th 20 km walk 1:30:56
3rd Team – 20 km 40 pts
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 7th 20 km walk 1:25:26
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 36th 20 km walk 1:29:21
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th 20 km walk 1:25:50
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 20 km walk 1:24:21
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 20 km walk DNF
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th 20 km walk 1:21:55
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 20 km walk DNF
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20 km walk DNF
2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italy 35th 20 km walk 1:23:07
2018 World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang, China 48th 20 km walk 1:29:04
European Championships Berlin, Germany 19th 20 km walk 1:25:06
2019 European Race Walking Cup Alytus, Lithuania 33rd 20 km walk 1:27:31
World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd 20 km walk 1:38:15
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 1st 50 km walk 3:50:08
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 19th 35 km walk 2:30:47 PB

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics TOMALA Dawid - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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