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.

For the Czech ice hockey player, see Tomas Dvorak (ice hockey).
Tomáš Dvořák

Tomáš Dvořák
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaDecathlon
World Championships
1997 AthensDecathlon
1999 SevilleDecathlon
2001 EdmontonDecathlon
World Indoor Championships
1995 BarcelonaHeptathlon
European Indoor Championships
2000 GhentHeptathlon
1996 StockholmHeptathlon
2002 ViennaHeptathlon

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.


Records
Preceded by
Dan O'Brien		 Men's decathlon world record holder
4 July 1999 – 27 May 2001		 Succeeded by
Roman Šebrle
Awards
Preceded by
Martin Doktor
Dominik Hašek		 Czech Athlete of the Year
1997
1999		 Succeeded by
Dominik Hašek
Jan Železný
Preceded by
Jonathan Edwards		 Men's European Athlete of the Year
1999		 Succeeded by
Jan Železný


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