At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.
Roman Šebrle added Olympic glory to his world record status at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning gold with a new Olympic record of 8893 points.
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