His personal best in decathlon was 8627 points (1992), in Heptathlon 6228 points (1997), both former national records. Změlík's Olympic success was influential for two other Czech decathletes and world record holders, Tomáš Dvořák and Roman Šebrle.
He was a frequent competitor at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria, participating in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995. He made the podium for the first time in the 1991 Hypo-Meeting, taking second place with a score of 8346 points, then had his first win at the 1992 Hypo-Meeting, where he set a career-best score.
robert, změlík, czech, pronunciation, ˈrobɛrt, ˈzmɲɛliːk, born, april, 1969, prostějov, czech, track, field, athlete, gold, medal, olympic, decathlon, 1992, medal, recordmen, athleticsrepresenting, czechoslovakiaolympic, games1992, barcelona, decathloneuropean. Robert Zmelik Czech pronunciation ˈrobɛrt ˈzmɲɛliːk born 18 April 1969 in Prostejov is a Czech track and field athlete who won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon in 1992 Robert Zmelik Medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting CzechoslovakiaOlympic Games1992 Barcelona DecathlonEuropean Indoor Championships1992 Genoa HeptathlonRepresenting Czech RepublicWorld Indoor Championships1997 Paris HeptathlonHis personal best in decathlon was 8627 points 1992 in Heptathlon 6228 points 1997 both former national records Zmelik s Olympic success was influential for two other Czech decathletes and world record holders Tomas Dvorak and Roman Sebrle He was a frequent competitor at the Hypo Meeting in Gotzis Austria participating in 1989 1991 1992 1993 and 1995 He made the podium for the first time in the 1991 Hypo Meeting taking second place with a score of 8346 points then had his first win at the 1992 Hypo Meeting where he set a career best score International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Czechoslovakia1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury Canada 2nd Decathlon 7659 pts1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague Netherlands 13th Long jump 7 48 mUniversiade Duisburg West Germany 5th Decathlon 7793 pts1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow United Kingdom 9th Long jump 7 76 mEuropean Championships Split Yugoslavia 4th Decathlon 8249 pts1991 World Indoor Championships Seville Spain 60 m hurdles DNF6th Long jump 7 83 mWorld Championships Tokyo Japan 4th Decathlon 8379 pts1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa Italy 21st h 60 m hurdles 7 95 s2nd Heptathlon 6118 ptsOlympic Games Barcelona Spain 1st Decathlon 8611 ptsRepresenting the nbsp Czech Republic1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto Canada Heptathlon DNFWorld Championships Stuttgart Germany Decathlon DNF1995 World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 14th Decathlon 7963 pts1996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 7th Decathlon 8422 pts1997 World Indoor Championships Paris France 1st Heptathlon 6228 ptsWorld Championships Athens Greece Decathlon DNFExternal links editRobert Zmelik at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Robert Zmelik at World Athletics nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Czech athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Czechoslovak Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Zmelik amp oldid 1184044751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
