Thierry Toutain

Thierry Toutain (born February 14, 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 March 12, 2011, when Yohann Diniz broke it with a time of 3:35:27.

Achievements

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

External links

• Thierry Toutain profile at IAAF