Tom Bosworth

Thomas Stewart Bosworth, born on January 17, 1990, in Sevenoaks, England, is a retired British Olympic race walker. He is recognized as one of the greatest British race walkers of all time, holding British records at all distances from 3km to 20km. Beyond his athletic achievements, Bosworth is also a qualified trampoline coach and sports masseur. His career highlights include competing in two Olympic Games and being a vocal advocate for mental health and LGBTQ+ rights in sports.

Bosworth’s Olympic journey began with his maiden selection for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where he achieved a sixth-place finish in the 20km race. Following this, he famously proposed to his partner on Copacabana Beach. He continued to compete at the highest level, including a seventh-place finish at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha after being disqualified at the 2017 event in London. His second Olympic appearance was at Tokyo 2020, where he placed 25th in the 20km walk. Bosworth concluded his competitive career at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, finishing seventh in the 10,000m walk.

Throughout his career, Tom Bosworth has earned significant accolades, including a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He holds world bests for the 1-mile race walk (5:31.08 in 2017) and the indoor and outdoor 3km race walk (10:30.28 indoors in 2018, 10:43.84 outdoors in 2018). For his contributions to race walking, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s New Year Honours List 2024. He has also used his platform to champion inclusion, speaking openly about his experiences as an openly gay athlete and discussing mental health, engaging with organizations like the FA and Sport England.