Tomáš Dvořák
Tomáš Dvořák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈdvor̝aːk]), born 11 May 1972 in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czechoslovakia, is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in the decathlon and heptathlon for the team Dukla Prague. He is a three-time decathlon world champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former world record holder (8,994 points scored in Prague, 1999), which is still the fourth best performance of all-time. This record was broken by Dvořák's compatriot Roman Šebrle in 2001. Dvořák is the only athlete to score over 8,900 points three times.
![]() Tomáš Dvořák | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1996 Atlanta | Decathlon |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1997 Athens | Decathlon |
![]() | 1999 Seville | Decathlon |
![]() | 2001 Edmonton | Decathlon |
World Indoor Championships | ||
![]() | 1995 Barcelona | Heptathlon |
European Indoor Championships | ||
![]() | 2000 Ghent | Heptathlon |
![]() | 1996 Stockholm | Heptathlon |
![]() | 2002 Vienna | Heptathlon |
Dvořák announced his retirement in July 2008, after he failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. He now works as an athletic coach.
List of results
- 1990 CRCJ (Czech Republic Championship of Juniors), Czechoslovakia, heptathlon, 1st
- 1990 WCJ, decathlon, 17th
- 1991 ECJ, decathlon, 2nd
- 1993 WC, Stuttgart (Germany), decathlon, 10th
- 1994 EIC, Paris (France), heptathlon, 4th
- 1994 EC, Helsinki (Finland), decathlon, 7th
- 1995 WIC, Barcelona (Spain), heptathlon, 2nd
- 1995 WC, Göteborg (Sweden), decathlon, 5th
- 1996 EIC, Stockholm (Sweden), heptathlon, 2nd
- 1996 OG, Atlanta (USA), decathlon, 3rd
- 1997 WC Athens, decathlon, 1st
- 1998 Goodwill Games, USA, decathlon, 3rd
- 1998 EIC, Valencia (Spain), heptathlon, 4th
- 1998 EC Budapest (Hungary), decathlon, 5th
- 1999 WC Seville, decathlon, 1st
- 1999 WIC, Maebashi, heptathlon, 4th
- 2000 EIC, heptathlon, 1st
- 2000 OG, Sydney (Australia), decathlon, 6th
- 2001 WC, decathlon, 1st
- 2001 Goodwill Games (Australia), decathlon, 1st
- 2002 EIC, Vienna (Austria), heptathlon, 2nd
- 2003 WIC, Birmingham (UK), heptathlon, 5th
- 2003 CRIC, Bratislava (Slovakia), 60 m hurdles, 1st
- 2003 CRIC, Bratislava (Slovakia), shot put, 3rd
- 2003 WC, Paris (France), decathlon, 4th
- 2004 CRIC, Praha, 60 m hurdles, 3rd, 7,94
- 2004 OG, Athens (Greece), decathlon, DNF
- 2005 WC, Helsinki (Finland), decathlon, 8th
- 2006 EC, Gothenburg (Sweden), decathlon, 12th
Personal bests
- 100 m 10.54 s
- Long jump 8.07 m
- Shot put 16.88 m
- High jump 2.09 m
- 400 m 47.56 s
- 110 m hurdles 13.61 s
- Discus throw 50.28 m
- Pole vault 5.00 m
- Javelin throw 72.32 m
- 1500 m 4:27.69 min
Total: 9296 pts.
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Records | ||
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Preceded by![]() |
Men's decathlon world record holder 4 July 1999 – 27 May 2001 |
Succeeded by![]() |
Awards | ||
Preceded by Martin Doktor Dominik Hašek |
Czech Athlete of the Year 1997 1999 |
Succeeded by Dominik Hašek Jan Železný |
Preceded by![]() |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by![]() |
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