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Roman
Šebrle
IPA: (born
November 26, 1974) is an athlete from the Czech Republic. Originally
a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ
Dukla Praha. He is a world record holder in decathlon - in 2001 in
Götzis he became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9,000
points, setting the record at 9,026 points, succeeding his compatriot,
Tomáš Dvorák, who had scored 8,994 points two years
earlier. After placing second in the decathlon of the 2000 Summer
Olympics, Šebrle won the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He is the current world champion. Tradition dictates the winner of
the decathlon is holds the title of "World's Greatest Athlete".
Šebrle has held the title five of the past seven years.
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TJ
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Czech
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Decathlon
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32 |
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- IAAF
World Ranking, Overall: 122, Event:Decathlon [Heptathlon ind.]
- IAAF
World Ranking, Men's Decathlon (Heptathlon indoor):
- Heptathlon
Reigning European Indoor Champion, Madrid 2005
- Decathlon
Reigning European Champion, Göteborg 2006
- Decathlon
Reigning Olympic Champion, Athens 2004
Decathlon competitions
over 8200 points: 31
1 World RecordOutdoor 9026 WR 1 Hypo Götzis 27 May 2001
2007 European
Indoor Championships Birmingham Heptathlon 6196 1
2007 World Championships Osaka Decathlon 8676 1
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