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Austrian racewalker
Martin Toporek
Personal information
Born (1961-02-15) 15 February 1961 (age 63)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubSV Schwechat
ATuS Felixdorf
S.C.Hakoah

Martin Toporek (born 15 February 1961 in Vienna) is an Austrian racewalker. He represented his country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1980, 1984, and 1988. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships.

In 1996 he tested positive for illegal stimulants substances, Methylephedrin, Ephedrin, und Pseudoephedrin, and was banned for three months.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Austria
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 13th 10,000 m walk 45:48.50
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 21st 20 km walk 1:44:56.0
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 3rd 5000 m walk 20:19.47
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary – 5000 m walk DQ
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 29th 20 km walk 1:33:58
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 16th 20 km walk 1:36.14
21st 50 km walk 4:33.38
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France – 5000 m walk DQ
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 9th 5000 m walk 22:11.59

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 5000 metres walk – 16:03.50 (Südstadt 1979)
  • 5 kilometres walk – 28:21 (Hlohovec 2013)
  • 10,000 metres walk – 41:53.59 (Schwechat 1981)
  • 10 kilometres walk – 42:02 (Kremniza 1980)
  • 20 kilometres walk – 1:25:32 (Bergen 1986) NR
  • 30 kilometres walk – 3:46:03 (Vienna 2011)
  • 50 kilometres walk – 4:20:10 (Dudince 1984)

Indoor

  • 3000 metres walk – 11:12.0 (Vienna 1983)
  • 5000 metres walk – 19:37.57 (Vienna 1986) NR

References

  1. Martin Toporek at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Zu Gast in ARC in Seibersdorf" (PDF) (in German). ÖLV. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2017.


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