Thierry Toutain

Thierry Toutain
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
1994 Helsinki 50 km walk
1990 Split 20 km walk

Thierry Toutain (born 14 February 1962 in Fourmies) is a retired French race walker. With a time of 3:40:57.9, achieved in 1996, Toutain held the world record over 50,000 metres track walking until 12 March 2011, when Yohann Diniz broke it with a time of 3:35:27.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 15th 50 km 3:55:58
World Championships Rome, Italy 14th 50 km 3:56:34
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 18th 20 km 1:22:55
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 10th 20 km 1:22:06
Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 3rd 20 km 1:35:08
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 20 km 1:23:22
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, California, United States 3rd 20 km 1:20:56
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 9th 20 km 1:21:22
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain — 20 km DSQ
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 18th 50 km 4:05:18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 50 km 3:43:52
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China 7th 20 km 1:21:06
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — 50 km DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, U.S. 10th 20 km 1:21:56
— 50 km DSQ
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary — 50 km DNF


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