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Born | Tychy, Poland | 27 August 1989
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Poland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
Club | AZS KU Politechnika Opolska |
Medal record |
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]
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.
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Personal information | |
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Born | Tychy, Poland | 27 August 1989
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Poland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
Club | AZS KU Politechnika Opolska |
Medal record |
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]
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.