Tomáš Dvořák

Tomáš Dvořák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃˈdvor̝aːk]), 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

As of June 21, 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	—N/a	Prague	July 3–4, 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

Indoor

As of June 21, 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Heptathlon	—N/a	Ghent	February 25–26, 2000	6,424 points
60 meters	6.90	Prague	February 15, 1997	918 points
Long jump	7.73 m (25 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	Prague	February 15, 1997	992 points
Shot put	16.47 m (54 ft 1⁄4 in)	Valencia	February 28, 1998	880 points
High jump	2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	Barcelona	July 2, 1994	840 points
60 meters hurdles	7.76	Prague	February 12, 2000	1,043 points
Pole vault	5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	Ghent	February 26, 2000	910 points
1000 meters	2:40.80	Barcelona	March 12, 1995	865 points
Virtual Best Performance	6,448 points

External links

at World Athletics

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