Tomáš Dvořák
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Czech Republic |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Decathlon | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1997 Athens | Decathlon | |
| Gold | 1999 Seville | Decathlon | |
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | Decathlon | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 1995 Barcelona | Heptathlon | |
| European Indoor Championships | |||
| Gold | 2000 Ghent | Heptathlon | |
| Silver | 2002 Vienna | Heptathlon | |
Tomáš Dvořák (pronounced [ˈtomaːʃ ˈdvor̝aːk]) (born May 11, 1972 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team Dukla Praha. He is a previous world record holder in the decathlon (8,994 points scored in Prague, 1999). He is the only man to score over 8,900 points for three times.
[edit] 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
[edit] Personal bests
- 100 m 10,54 s
- Long Jump 807 cm
- Shot Put 16.88 m
- High Jump 209 cm
- 400 m 47,56 s
- 110 m. h. 13,61 s
- Discuss Throw 50.28 m
- Pole Vault 500 cm
- Javelin Throw 72.32 m
- 1500 m 4:27,69 min
Total: 9296 pts.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Tomáš Dvořák
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Dan O'Brien |
Men's Decathlon World Record Holder July 4, 1999 – May 27, 2001 |
Succeeded by Roman Šebrle |
| Awards | ||
Preceded by Jonathan Edwards |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by Jan Železný |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Dan O'Brien |
Best Year Performance 1997 |
Succeeded by Dan O'Brien |
| Preceded by Dan O'Brien |
Best Year Performance 1999 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Roman Šebrle |
