Thomas Toth is a

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from Lakefield, Ontario who now lives in Plaistow, New Hampshire.

College career

He competed for Cameron University where he earned All-Conference, All Region, All-American honors, along with winning the LSC Conference Championship.

International career

He competed at the

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, finishing in 105th place in Kampala, Uganda. Toth debuted at a half marathon in

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in January 2016. In his debut Toth managed a 64:26 to qualify for the world half marathon championships to take place in

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, Wales, the 9th fastest in Canadian history. Toth holds a qualifying time for the

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. He went on to place 54th at the world championships in England and placed as the top Canadian. Toth won his first national title at the half marathon distance in only his second attempt at 21.1 km.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toth, Thomas Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male marathon runners Cameron Aggies men's track and field athletes People from Peterborough County People from Plaistow, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Rockingham County, New Hampshire Track and field athletes from New Hampshire Track and field athletes from Ontario Year of birth missing (living people)