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[1]), 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.
- As of May 21, 2024
Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decathlon | 8,894 points | Prague | July 4, 1999 | 8,994 points |
100 meters | 10.54 (-0.1 m/s) | Prague | July 3, 1999 | 966 points |
Long jump | 8.07 m (26 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (+0.9 m/s) | Edmonton | August 6, 2001 | 1,079 points |
Shot put | 16.88 m (55 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Prague | May 13, 2000 | 906 points |
High jump | 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | 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 | 50.28 m (164 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Turnov | May 21, 2000 | 876 points |
Pole vault | 5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Athens | August 6, 1997 | 910 points |
Javelin throw | 72.32 m (237 ft 3 in) | Prague | July 4, 1999 | 925 points |
1500 meters | 4:27.63 | Saint-Denis | August 27, 1993 | 760 points |
Virtual Best Performance | 9,265 points |
External links
References
- ^ "Dvorak Smashes Decathlon Record". Washington Post. 4 July 1999.
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