Martin Toporek

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Martin Toporek
Personal information
Born (1961-02-15) 15 February 1961 (age 60)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
ClubSV Schwechat
ATuS Felixdorf
S.C.Hakoah

Martin Toporek (born 15 February 1961 in Vienna) is an Austrian racewalker.[1] He represented his country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1980 and 1984. 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.[2]

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
  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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