Dominik Černý (born 1 November 1997) is a Slovak
race walker
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Biography
Dominik Černý was born 1 November 1997 in
Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
His engagement to his fellow athlete
Hana Burzalová whom he proposed at the finish line of the 35 kilometer race at the
2023 World Athletics Championships in
Budapest
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attracted worldwide media attention.
Černý qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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at the
2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in
Antalya
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together with his partner Burzalová.
He was named the Slovakia's racewalker of the year by the Slovak Athletic Federation in 2023.
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Dominik Černýat the
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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1997 births
Living people
Slovak male race walkers
People from Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Slovakia
21st-century Slovak sportsmen
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