Claim: Robert Změlík is a Czech track and field athlete who won a gold medal, his personal best in decathlon was 8627 points but never influenced other athletes.
Evidence: Robert Změlík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrobɛrt ˈzmɲɛliːk) (born April 18, 1969 in Prostějov) is a Czech track and field athlete who won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon in 1992. 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 great Czech decathletes and world record holders, Tomáš Dvořák and Roman Šebrle.