Tomáš Dvořák

Tomáš Dvořák , 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 fifth 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.

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 Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Outdoor

Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon Prague July 3–4, 1999 8,994 points 100 meters 10.54 (-0.1 m/s) Prague July 3, 1999 966 points Long jump (+0.9 m/s) Edmonton August 6, 2001 1,079 points Shot put Prague May 13, 2000 906 points High jump Götzis June 3, 2000 887 points 400 meters 47.56 Athens August 5, 1997 931 points 110 meters hurdles 13.61 (+0.8 m/s) Athens August 6, 1997 1,025 points Discus throw Turnov May 21, 2000 876 points Pole vault Athens August 6, 1997 910 points Javelin throw Prague July 4, 1999 925 points 1500 meters 4:27.63 Saint-Denis August 27, 1993 760 points Virtual Best Performance 9,265 points

Indoor

Event Performance Location Date Points Heptathlon Ghent February 25–26, 2000 6,424 points 60 meters 6.90 Prague February 15, 1997 918 points Long jump Prague February 15, 1997 992 points Shot put Valencia February 28, 1998 880 points High jump Barcelona July 2, 1994 840 points 60 meters hurdles 7.76 Prague February 12, 2000 1,043 points Pole vault Ghent February 26, 2000 910 points 1000 meters 2:40.80 Barcelona March 12, 1995 865 points Virtual Best Performance 6,448 points