Martin Toporek (born 15 February 1961 in

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) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

racewalk Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

er. He represented his country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in

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and

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. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. In 1996 he tested positive for illegal stimulants substances, Methylephedrin,

Ephedrin Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is often used to prevent low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred treatment. It is of unclear benefit in n ...

, und Pseudoephedrin, and was banned for three months.

International competitions

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

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1961 births Living people Austrian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Athletes from Vienna Doping cases in athletics Austrian sportspeople in doping cases {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub