Robert Změlík (, born 18 April 1969) 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 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.
International competitions Representing 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada2ndDecathlon7659 pts1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands13thLong jump7.48 mUniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany5thDecathlon7793 pts1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9thLong jump7.76 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia4thDecathlon8249 pts1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain –60 m hurdlesDNF6thLong jump7.83 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan4thDecathlon8379 pts1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy21st (h)60 m hurdles7.95 s2ndHeptathlon6118 ptsOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain1stDecathlon8611 ptsRepresenting the 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada –HeptathlonDNFWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany –DecathlonDNF1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14thDecathlon7963 pts1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States7thDecathlon8422 pts1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1stHeptathlon6228 ptsWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece –DecathlonDNF
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