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Tomaš Dvorak will quit decathlon at the end of this season
Tomaš Dvorak will quit decathlon at the end of this season (0)
Three-time world champion Tomaš Dvorak has announced that he will quit decathlon at the end of this season.
The 34-year-old Czech, who won world championships gold in 1997, 1999 and 2001, said: "I've decided to call it a day. You can't go on forever."
Dvorak, former world record holder (8994 points), will bow out at this summer's European Championships in Göteborg.
He said: "If everything goes well I'll be looking at a tally of between 8300 and 8400 points."
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World Championships Edmonton 2001
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World Championships Sevilla 1999
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World Championships Athens 1997
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Götzis 1996
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Götzis 1997
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