Dawid Tomala

Dawid Tomala

Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 32) Tychy, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Race walking
Club	AZS KU Politechniki Opolskiej Opole
Medal record Men's Racewalking Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 50 km walk

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

Tomala began race walking in 2003 at the UKS Maraton Korzeniowski club in Bierun, Poland. He is coached by his father, Grzegorz Tomala.^[1]

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
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	DNF
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	—	20 km walk	DNF
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	1st	50 km walk	3:50:08

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 3000 m walk – 10:56.98 (Šamorín 2018)
• 5000 m walk – 19:16.93 (Gdańsk 2013)
• 10,000 m walk – 40:17.62 (Lublin 2018)
• 10 km walk – 40:11 (Katowice 2013)
• 20 km walk – 1:20:30 (Olomouc 2013)

Indoor

• 3000 m walk – 10:58.89 (Glasgow 2018)
• 5000 m walk – 19:13.16 (Spała 2013)

References[]

External links[]

• Dawid Tomala at Olympedia
• Dawid Tomala at World Athletics

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