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A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.[1] The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
There are two heptathlons – the men's and the women's heptathlon – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is currently held indoors, contested at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The women's heptathlon is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. It is currently contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships.
Women's heptathlon
[edit]Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships. The World Athletics Combined Events Tour determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two:
- 100 metres hurdles
- High jump
- Shot put
- 200 metres
- Long jump
- Javelin throw
- 800 metres
The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the primary women's combined event contest (the javelin throw and 800 m were added).[2] It was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In recent years some women's decathlon competitions have been conducted, consisting of the same events as the men's competition in a slightly different order, and World Athletics has begun keeping records for it, but the heptathlon remains the championship-level combined event for women. Nafissatou Thiam, representing Belgium, is the 2024 Olympic Gold Medallist, after successfully defending her previous 2016 and 2020 titles. She is also the reigning European Champion. Anna Hall, representing USA, is the current World Champion. Katarina Johnson-Thompson, representing Great Britain, is the current Commonwealth Champion. Odile Ahouanwanou. Yekaterina Voronina, Kiara Reddingius, Luisarys Toledo and Ariana Ince hold the African, Asian, Oceanian, South American and NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean) titles respectively. Adriana Rodríguez, Marthe Koala, Swapna Barman and Elenani Tinai hold the Panamerican Games, African Games, Asian Games and Pacific Games titles respectively.[3]
There is also a Tetradecathlon, which is a double heptathlon, consisting of 14 events, seven events per day.
Points system
[edit]The heptathlon scoring system was devised by Dr Karl Ulbrich, a Viennese mathematician. The formulae are constructed so that, for each event, a designated benchmark performance (for example, approximately 1.82 m for the high jump) scores 1000 points.[4] Each event also has a minimum recordable performance level (e.g. 0.75 m for the high jump), corresponding to zero points. The formulae are devised so that successive constant increments in performance correspond to gradually increasing increments in points awarded.
The events are split into three groups, and the scores are calculated according to the three formulae:[5]
Running events (200 m, 800 m and 100 m hurdles): ) Jumping events (high jump and long jump): ) Throwing events (shot put and javelin): )P is points, T is time in seconds, M is height or distance in centimeters and D is distance in meters. INT is the integer function, also known as the floor function, signifying that the result is rounded down to the nearest lower (or equal) whole number. a, b and c have different values for each of the events, as follows:
| Event | a | b | c |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres | 4.99087 | 42.5 | 1.81 |
| 800 metres | 0.11193 | 254 | 1.88 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 9.23076 | 26.7 | 1.835 |
| High jump | 1.84523 | 75 | 1.348 |
| Long jump | 0.188807 | 210 | 1.41 |
| Shot put | 56.0211 | 1.5 | 1.05 |
| Javelin throw | 15.9803 | 3.8 | 1.04 |
Benchmarks
[edit]The following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800 and 700 points in each event.
| Event | 1000 pts | 900 pts | 800 pts | 700 pts | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m hurdles | 13.85 | 14.56 | 15.32 | 16.12 | Seconds |
| High jump | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.57 | Metres |
| Shot put | 17.07 | 15.58 | 14.09 | 12.58 | Metres |
| 200 m | 23.80 | 24.86 | 25.97 | 27.14 | Seconds |
| Long jump | 6.48 | 6.17 | 5.84 | 5.50 | Metres |
| Javelin throw | 57.18 | 52.04 | 46.87 | 41.68 | Metres |
| 800 m | 2:07.63 | 2:14.52 | 2:21.77 | 2:29.47 | Minutes:Seconds |
Women's world records compared with heptathlon bests
[edit]| Event | Type | Athlete | Record | Score | Difference in points value | Date | Place | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m hurdles | WR | Tobi Amusan | 12.12 s | 1261 | ||||
| HB | Jessica Ennis | 12.54 s (+1.3 m/s) | 1195 | −66 | 3 August 2012 | London | [6] | |
| High jump | WR | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | 2.10 m | 1373 | ||||
| HB | Nafissatou Thiam | 2.02 m | 1264 | −109 | 22 June 2019 | Talence | [7] | |
| Shot put | WR | Natalya Lisovskaya | 22.63 m | 1378 | ||||
| HB | Austra Skujytė | 17.31 m[note 1] | 1016 | −362 | 3 August 2012 | London | [8] | |
| 200 m | WR | Florence Griffith Joyner | 21.34 s | 1251 | ||||
| HB | Jackie Joyner Kersee | 22.30 s (+0.0 m/s) | 1150 | −101 | 15 July 1988 | Indianapolis | [7] | |
| Long jump | WR | Galina Chistyakova | 7.52 m | 1351 | ||||
| HB | Jackie Joyner Kersee | 7.27 m (+0.7 m/s) | 1264 | −87 | 24 September 1988 | Seoul | [7] | |
| Javelin[note 2] | WR | Barbora Špotáková | 72.28 m | 1295 | Current 1999 model | |||
| HB | Barbora Špotáková | 60.90 m | 1072 | −223 | 16 September 2012 | Talence | Current 1999 model[9] | |
| WR | Petra Felke | 80.00 m | 1448 | Old model | ||||
| HB | Tessa Sanderson | 64.64 m | 1145 | −303 | Old model | |||
| 800 m | WR | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1:53.28 min:s | 1224 | ||||
| HB | Anna Hall | 2:01.23 min:s | 1097 | −127 | 1 June 2025 | Götzis | [7] | |
| Total | World record | 9133 | ||||||
| Heptathlon bests | 8058 | −1075 | ||||||
Indoor heptathlon
[edit]The other heptathlon discipline is an indoor competition, normally contested by men only. It is the men's combined event in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The indoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and remaining three on day two:
- 60 metres
- long jump
- shot put
- high jump
- 60 metres hurdles
- pole vault
- 1000 metres
The scoring is similar for both disciplines. In each event, the athlete scores points for their performance in each event according to scoring tables issued by World Athletics.[10] The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition.
The indoor heptathlon is also rarely contested by women; at the 2024 indoor X-Athletics meeting, French combined events athlete Noémi Desailly won the indoor women's heptathlon with 5761 points while Jordyn Bruce set an unofficial American record in 2nd. It was labeled the first indoor women's heptathlon.[11]
Benchmarks
[edit]The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event.
| Event | 1000pts | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.68 | Seconds |
| Long jump | 7.76 | Metres |
| Shot put | 18.40 | Metres |
| High jump | 2.21 | Metres |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.69 | Seconds |
| Pole vault | 5.29 | Metres |
| 1000 m | 2:29.00 | Minutes:Seconds |
Men's world records compared with heptathlon bests
[edit]| Event | Type | Athlete | Record | Score | Difference in points value | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | ||||||
| WR | Christian Coleman | 6.34 s | 1130 | |||
| HB | Chris Huffins | 6.61 s | 1026 | −104 | ||
| Long jump | ||||||
| WR | Carl Lewis | 8.79 m | 1268 | |||
| HB | Simon Ehammer | 8.26 m | 1128 | −140 | [12] | |
| Shot put | ||||||
| WR | Ryan Crouser | 22.82 m | 1276 | |||
| HB | Aleksey Drozdov | 17.17 m | 924 | −352 | ||
| High jump | ||||||
| WR | Javier Sotomayor | 2.43 m | 1223 | |||
| HB | Derek Drouin | 2.30 m | 1091 | −132 | [13] | |
| 60 m hurdles | ||||||
| WR | Grant Holloway | 7.29 s | 1168 | |||
| HB | Ashton Eaton | 7.60 s | 1085 | −83 | ||
| Pole vault | ||||||
| WR | Armand Duplantis | 6.27 m | 1321 | |||
| HB | Alex Averbukh | 5.60 m | 1100 | −221 | ||
| 1000 m | ||||||
| WR | Ayanleh Souleiman | 2:14.20 min:s | 1182 | |||
| HB | Curtis Beach | 2:23.63 min:s | 1064 | −118 | ||
| Total | World record | 8568 | ||||
| Heptathlon bests | 7418 | −1150 | ||||
All-time top 25
[edit]Women
[edit] See also: Women's heptathlon world record progression- As of June 2025[update][14]
| Rank | Score | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7291 | 23–24 September 1988 | Seoul | ||
| ( 12.69/+0.8 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22.56/+1.6 / 7.27/+0.7 - 45.66 - 2:08.51 ) | |||||
| 2 | 7032 | 25–26 August 2007 | Osaka | ||
| ( 13.15/+0.1 - 1.95 - 14.81 - 23.38/+0.3 / 6.85/+1.0 - 47.98 - 2:12.56 ) | |||||
| 7032 | 31 May – 1 June 2025 | Götzis | [15] | ||
| ( 13.19/-1.0 - 1.95 - 14.86 - 23.37/+0.5 / 6.44/-0.1 - 46.16 - 2:01.23 ) | |||||
| 4 | 7013 | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | [16] | |
| ( 13.34/-0.7 - 1.98 - 14.51 - 24.40/-1.6 / 6.56/+0.8 - 59.32 - 2:15.24 ) | |||||
| 5 | 7007 | 10–11 June 1989 | Bryansk | ||
| ( 13.40/+1.4 - 1.89 - 16.45 - 23.97/+1.1 / 6.73/+4.0 - 53.94 - 2:15.31 ) | |||||
| 6 | 6985 | 30–31 May 1992 | Götzis | ||
| ( 13.11/-0.4 - 1.93 - 14.84 - 23.65/+2.0 / 6.63/+2.9 - 51.62 - 2:12.67 ) | |||||
| 7 | 6981 | 2–4 October 2019 | Doha | [17] | |
| ( 13.09/+0.6 - 1.95 - 13.86 - 23.08/+1.0 / 6.77/+0.2 - 43.93 - 2:07.26 ) | |||||
| 8 | 6955 | 3–4 August 2012 | London | ||
| ( 12.54/+1.3 - 1.86 - 14.28 - 22.83/-0.3 / 6.48/-0.6 - 47.49 - 2:08.65 ) | |||||
| 9 | 6946 | 5–6 May 1984 | Potsdam | ||
| ( 12.64/+0.3 - 1.80 - 15.37 - 23.37/+0.7 / 6.86/-0.2 - 44.62 - 2:08.93 ) | |||||
| 10 | 6942 | 25–26 May 1996 | Götzis | ||
| ( 13.78/+0.3 - 1.87 - 15.64 - 23.78/+0.6 / 6.77/+0.6 - 54.74 - 2:13.61 ) | |||||
| 11 | 6935 | 18–19 June 1983 | Moscow | ||
| ( 13.42/+1.8 - 1.82 - 15.25 - 23.49/+0.5 / 6.79/+0.7 - 49.94 - 2:07.51 ) | |||||
| 12 | 6889 | 4–5 June 2005 | Arles | ||
| ( 12.62/+2.9 - 1.91 - 12.61 - 24.12/+1.2 / 6.78/+3.4 - 53.07 - 2:14.66 ) | |||||
| 13 | 6867 | 17–18 July 2022 | Eugene | [18] | |
| ( 13.30/+0.7 - 1.80 - 16.25 - 23.73/+1.4 / 6.52/+0.3 - 58.29 - 2:20.09 ) | |||||
| 14 | 6859 | 20–21 June 1984 | Kyiv | ||
| ( 12.93/+1.0 - 1.83 - 13.66 - 23.57/-0.3 / 6.73/+0.4 - 46.26 - 2:04.60 ) | |||||
| 15 | 6858 | 23–24 September 1988 | Seoul | ||
| ( 13.20/+0.8 - 1.83 - 14.20 - 23.10/+1.6 / 6.68/ - 44.54 - 2:04.20 ) | |||||
| 16 | 6847 | 1–2 August 1992 | Barcelona | ||
| ( 13.25/ - 1.88 - 13.77 - 23.34/ / 6.82/ - 41.90 - 2:05.08 ) | |||||
| 17 | 6836 | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | [16] | |
| ( 13.09/+1.0 - 1.86 - 14.76 - 23.36/+0.7 / 6.57/+0.9 - 49.80 - 2:14.73 ) | |||||
| 18 | 6832 | 25–26 August 2007 | Osaka | ||
| ( 13.25/+0.1 - 1.92 - 14.44 - 24.09/+0.3 / 6.88/+1.0 - 47.77 - 2:16.68 ) | |||||
| 19 | 6831 | 29–30 July 2000 | Götzis | ||
| ( 13.13/+1.0 - 1.84 - 15.07 - 24.01/+3.6 / 6.69/-0.4 - 49.42 - 2:12.20 ) | |||||
| 20 | 6815 | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | [16] | |
| ( 13.10/+1.0 - 1.77 - 13.53 - 23.49/-2.9 / 6.64/+0.8 - 56.17 - 2:11.76 ) | |||||
| 21 | 6808 | 30–31 May 2015 | Götzis | ||
| ( 13.05/-0.2 - 1.89 - 13.73 - 23.34/+1.4 / 6.72/+0.9 - 42.96 - 2:09.37 ) | |||||
| 22 | 6803 | 15–16 September 1984 | Talence | ||
| ( 13.27/+1.2 - 1.87 - 15.49 - 24.15/+1.6 / 6.43/+0.2 - 51.74 - 2:13.55 ) | |||||
| 23 | 6778 | 30–31 July 2010 | Barcelona | ||
| ( 13.59/-1.6 - 1.86 - 15.88 - 24.23/-0.2 / 6.56/+0.3 - 49.25 - 2:12.06 ) | |||||
| 24 | 6765 | 22–23 July 2000 | Tula | ||
| ( 13.54/-2.8 - 1.82 - 14.30 - 23.37/-0.2 / 6.72/+1.0 - 43.40 - 2:04.27 ) | |||||
| 25 | 6742 | 26–27 May 2018 | Götzis | [19] | |
| ( 13.48/+0.3 - 1.86 - 14.95 - 23.96/-0.6 / 6.58/+2.3 - 48.65 - 2:12.73 ) | |||||
Notes
[edit]Below is a list of all other scores equal or superior to 6875 pts:
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee also scored 7215 (1988), 7158 (1986), 7148 (1986), 7128 (1987), 7044 (1992), 6979 (1987), 6910 (1986) and 6878 (1991).
- Carolina Klüft also scored 7001 (2003), 6952 (2004) and 6887 (2005).
- Anna Hall also scored 6899 (2025), 6988 (2023) and 6888 (2025).
- Nafissatou Thiam also scored 6947 (2022) and 6880 (2024).
- Jessica Ennis also scored 6906 (2012).
- Sabine Paetz also scored 6897 (1988).
- Larisa Nikitina also scored 6875 (1989).
Annulled marks
[edit]- Tatyana Chernova scored 6880 (2011), this performance was annulled due to doping offences.
Men
[edit] See also: Men's heptathlon world record progression
- As of March 2025[update][20]
| Rank | Score | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6645 | 9–10 March 2012 | Istanbul | ||
| 2 | 6639 A | 10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [21] | |
| 3 | 6558 | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [22] | |
| 4 | 6518 A | 10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [21] | |
| 5 | 6506 | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [22] | |
| 6 | 6489 | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [23] | |
| 7 | 6479 | 4–5 March 2017 | Belgrade | [24] | |
| 8 | 6476 | 13–14 March 1993 | Toronto | ||
| 9 | 6438 | 6–7 March 2004 | Budapest | ||
| 10 | 6437 | 22-23 March 2025 | Nanjing | [25] | |
| 11 | 6424 | 25–26 February 2000 | Ghent | ||
| 12 | 6418 | 28–29 February 1992 | Genoa | ||
| 13 | 6415 | 28 February – 1 March 1998 | Valencia | ||
| 14 | 6412 | 7–8 February 2003 | Moscow | ||
| 15 | 6388 | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | [22] | |
| 16 | 6382 | 26–27 February 2022 | Spokane | [26] | |
| 17 | 6374 | 6–7 March 1999 | Maebashi | ||
| 18 | 6372 | 2–3 March 2013 | Gothenburg | ||
| 19 | 6371 | 8–9 March 2008 | Valencia | ||
| 20 | 6362 | 7–8 March 2009 | Turin | ||
| 21 | 6361 | 15–16 March 2003 | Birmingham | ||
| 22 | 6353 | 7–8 March 2015 | Prague | ||
| 23 | 6347 | 8–9 March 2024 | Boston | [27] | |
| 24 | 6344 | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | [23] | |
| 25 | 6320 | 16–17 February 2020 | Kirov | [28] |
Notes
[edit]Below is a list of all other scores equal or superior to 6320 pts:
- Ashton Eaton also scored 6632 (2014), 6568 (2011), 6499 (2010) and 6470 (2016).
- Sander Skotheim also scored 6484 (2025), 6475 (2025) and 6407 (2024).
- Roman Šebrle also scored 6420 (2001), 6358 (2000) and 6350 (2004).
- Simon Ehammer also scored 6418 (2024) and 6363 (2022).
- Kyle Garland also scored 6415 (2023).
- Kevin Mayer also scored 6392 (2021) and 6348 (2018, 2023).
- Sebastian Chmara also scored 6386 (1999).
- Johannes Erm also scored 6380 (2025) and 6340 (2024).
- Bryan Clay also scored 6365 (2004).
- Damian Warner also scored 6343.
- Eelco Sintnicolaas also scored 6341 (2013).
Medalists
[edit]Women's Olympic medalists
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angelesdetails | Glynis Nunn | Jackie Joyner | Sabine Everts |
| 1988 Seouldetails | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Sabine John | Anke Behmer |
| 1992 Barcelonadetails | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Irina Belova | Sabine Braun |
| 1996 Atlantadetails | Ghada Shouaa | Natallia Sazanovich | Denise Lewis |
| 2000 Sydneydetails | Denise Lewis | Yelena Prokhorova | Natallia Sazanovich |
| 2004 Athensdetails | Carolina Klüft | Austra Skujytė | Kelly Sotherton |
| 2008 Beijingdetails | Nataliya Dobrynska | Hyleas Fountain | Kelly Sotherton |
| 2012 Londondetails | Jessica Ennis | Lilli Schwarzkopf | Austra Skujytė |
| 2016 Rio de Janeirodetails | Nafissatou Thiam | Jessica Ennis-Hill | Brianne Theisen-Eaton |
| 2020 Tokyodetails | Nafissatou Thiam | Anouk Vetter | Emma Oosterwegel |
| 2024 Parisdetails | Nafissatou Thiam | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Noor Vidts |
Women's World Championships medalists
[edit]- v
- t
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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Helsinkidetails | |||
| 1987 Romedetails | |||
| 1991 Tokyodetails | |||
| 1993 Stuttgartdetails | |||
| 1995 Gothenburgdetails | |||
| 1997 Athensdetails | |||
| 1999 Sevilledetails | |||
| 2001 Edmontondetails | |||
| 2003 Saint-Denisdetails | |||
| 2005 Helsinkidetails | |||
| 2007 Osakadetails | |||
| 2009 Berlindetails | |||
| 2011 Daegudetails | |||
| 2013 Moscowdetails | |||
| 2015 Beijingdetails | |||
| 2017 Londondetails | |||
| 2019 Dohadetails | |||
| 2022 Eugenedetails | |||
| 2023 Budapestdetails | |||
| 2025 Tokyodetails |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (22 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 | |
Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Barcelonadetails | |||
| 1997 Parisdetails | |||
| 1999 Maebashidetails | |||
| 2001 Lisbondetails | |||
| 2003 Birminghamdetails | |||
| 2004 Budapestdetails | |||
| 2006 Moscowdetails | |||
| 2008 Valenciadetails | |||
| 2010 Dohadetails | |||
| 2012 Istanbuldetails | |||
| 2014 Sopotdetails | |||
| 2016 Portlanddetails | |||
| 2018 Birminghamdetails | |||
| 2022 Belgradedetails | |||
| 2024 Glasgowdetails | |||
| 2025 Nanjingdetails |
Season's bests
[edit]Women's heptathlon
[edit]| Year | Score | Athlete | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6049 | Pyatigorsk | |
| 1981 | 6788 | Kyiv | |
| 1982 | 6845 | Halle | |
| 1983 | 6935 | Moscow | |
| 1984 | 6946 | Potsdam | |
| 1985 | 6718 | Baton Rouge | |
| 1986 | 7158 | Houston | |
| 1987 | 7128 | Rome | |
| 1988 | 7291 | Seoul | |
| 1989 | 7007 | Bryansk | |
| 1990 | 6783 | Seattle | |
| 1991 | 6878 | New York City | |
| 1992 | 7044 | Barcelona | |
| 1993 | 6837 | Stuttgart | |
| 1994 | 6741 | Talence | |
| 1995 | 6715 | Götzis | |
| 1996 | 6942 | Götzis | |
| 1997 | 6787 | Ratingen | |
| 1998 | 6559 | Budapest | |
| 1999 | 6861 | Seville | |
| 2000 | 6842 | Götzis | |
| 2001 | 6736 | Götzis | |
| 2002 | 6542 | Munich | |
| 2003 | 7001 | Saint-Denis | |
| 2004 | 6952 | Athens | |
| 2005 | 6889 | Arles | |
| 2006 | 6740 | Gothenburg | |
| 2007 | 7032 | Osaka | |
| 2008 | 6733 | Beijing | |
| 2009 | 6731 | Berlin | |
| 2010 | 6823 | Barcelona | |
| 2011 | 6790 | Götzis | |
| 2012 | 6955 | London | |
| 2013 | 6623 | Kazan | |
| 2014 | 6682 | Götzis | |
| 2015 | 6808 | Götzis | |
| 2016 | 6810 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2017 | 7013 | Götzis | |
| 2018 | 6816 | Berlin | |
| 2019 | 6981 | Doha | |
| 2020 | 6419 | Götzis | |
| 2021 | 6791 | Tokyo | |
| 2022 | 6947 | Eugene | |
| 2023 | 6988 | Götzis | |
| 2024 | 6880 | Saint-Denis |
Men's indoor heptathlon
[edit]| Year | Score | Athlete | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6386 | Maebashi | |
| 2000 | 6424 | Ghent | |
| 2001 | 6420 | Lisbon | |
| 2002 | 6291 | Tallinn | |
| 2003 | 6412 | Moscow | |
| 2004 | 6438 | Budapest | |
| 2005 | 6232 | Madrid | |
| 2006 | 6229 | Moscow | |
| 2007 | 6196 | Birmingham | |
| 2008 | 6371 | Valencia | |
| 2009 | 6362 | Turin | |
| 2010 | 6499 | Fayetteville | |
| 2011 | 6568 | Tallinn | |
| 2012 | 6645 | Istanbul | |
| 2013 | 6372 | Gothenburg | |
| 2014 | 6632 | Sopot | |
| 2015 | 6353 | Prague | |
| 2016 | 6470 | Portland | |
| 2017 | 6479 | Belgrade | |
| 2018 | 6348 | Birmingham | |
| 2019 | 6218 | Glasgow | |
| 2020 | 6320 | Kirov | |
| 2021 | 6392 | Toruń | |
| 2022 | 6489 | Belgrade | |
| 2023 | 6639 A | Albuquerque | |
| 2024 | 6418 | Glasgow |
National records
[edit]Women's heptathlon
[edit] Updated 21 September 2025.[14]Equal or superior to 6200 pts:
| Score | Nation | Athlete | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 23–24 September 1988 | Seoul | |
| 7032 | Carolina Klüft | 25–26 August 2007 | Osaka | |
| 7013 | Nafissatou Thiam | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | |
| 7007 | Larisa Nikitina | 10–11 June 1989 | Bryansk | |
| 6985 | Sabine Braun | 30–31 May 1992 | Götzis | |
| 6981 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 2–4 October 2019 | Doha | |
| 6942 | Ghada Shouaa | 25–26 May 1996 | Götzis | |
| 6889 | Eunice Barber | 4–5 June 2005 | Arles | |
| 6867 | Anouk Vetter | 17–18 July 2022 | Eugene | |
| 6832 | Lyudmyla Blonska | 25–26 August 2007 | Osaka | |
| 6815 | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | |
| 6808 | Brianne Theisen-Eaton | 30–31 May 2015 | Götzis | |
| 6750 | Ma Miaolan | 11–12 September 1993 | Beijing | |
| 6742 | Yorgelis Rodríguez | 26–27 May 2018 | Götzis | |
| 6714 | Kate O'Connor | 19–20 September 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 6695 | Jane Flemming | 27–28 January 1990 | Auckland | |
| 6672 | Adrianna Sułek | 17–18 July 2022 | Eugene | |
| 6658 | Svetla Dimitrova | 30–31 May 1992 | Götzis | |
| 6651 | Xénia Krizsán | 29–30 May 2021 | Götzis | |
| 6639 | Annik Kälin | 8–9 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 6635 | Svetlana Buraga | 17–18 August 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 6619 | Liliana Nastase | 1–2 August 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 6604 | Remigija Nazaroviene | 10–11 June 1989 | Bryansk | |
| 6591 | Verena Preiner | 29–30 June 2019 | Ratingen | |
| 6563 | Saga Vanninen | 19–20 July 2025 | Bergen | |
| 6527 | Diane Guthrie-Gresham | 2–3 June 1995 | Knoxville | |
| 6475 | Martha Araújo | 31 May – 1 June 2025 | Götzis | |
| 6462 | Eunice Barber | 29–30 May 1999 | Arles | |
| 6460 | Eliška Klučinová | 14–15 June 2014 | Kladno | |
| 6423 | Lyubov Ratsu | 27–28 August 1983 | Chişinău | |
| 6423 | Margaret Simpson | 28–29 May 2005 | Götzis | |
| 6418 | Tyra Gittens | 13–14 May 2021 | College Station | |
| 6392 | Yasmina Azzizi | 26–27 August 1991 | Tokyo | |
| 6379 | Sveva Gerevini | 7–8 June 2024 | Rome | |
| 6371 | Akela Jones | 10–11 June 2015 | Eugene | |
| 6349 | Yekaterina Voronina | 28–29 May 2021 | Tashkent | |
| 6304 | María Vicente | 24–25 April 2021 | Lana | |
| 6293 | Jana Koščak | 27–28 May 2023 | Götzis | |
| 6280 | Grit Šadeiko | 27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | |
| 6278 | Joanne Henry | 28 February – 1 March 1992 | Auckland | |
| 6274 | Odile Ahouanwanou | 19–20 June 2021 | Ratingen | |
| 6272 | Yelena Davydova | 13–14 July 1987 | Zagreb | |
| 6250 | Marthe Koala | 29–30 May 2021 | Götzis | |
| 6235 | Aryiro Strataki | 27–28 May 2006 | Götzis | |
| 6230 | Naide Gomes | 16–17 July 2005 | Logroño | |
| 6226 | Ida Marcussen | 25–26 August 2007 | Osaka | |
| 6211 | Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha | 16–17 March 2004 | New Delhi |
Men's indoor heptathlon
[edit] Updated 16 April 2025.[20]Equal or superior to 6000 pts:
| Score | Nation | Athlete | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6645 | Ashton Eaton | 9–10 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
| 6558 | Sander Skotheim | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | |
| 6518 A | Ayden Owens-Delerme | 10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |
| 6506 | Simon Ehammer | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | |
| 6489 | Damian Warner | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | |
| 6479 | Kevin Mayer | 4–5 March 2017 | Belgrade | |
| 6438 | Roman Šebrle | 6–7 March 2004 | Budapest | |
| 6437 | Johannes Erm | 22–23 March 2025 | Nanjing | |
| 6415 | Sebastian Chmara | 28 February – 1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
| 6412 | Lev Lobodin | 7–8 February 2003 | Moscow | |
| 6388 | Till Steinforth | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | |
| 6372 | Eelco Sintnicolaas | 2–3 March 2013 | Gothenburg | |
| 6344 | Ashley Moloney | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | |
| 6340 | Ken Mullings | 26–27 January 2024 | Champaign | |
| 6303 | Andrei Krauchanka | 7–8 March 2014 | Sopot | |
| 6293 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 6–7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
| 6259 | Thomas van der Plaetsen | 7–8 March 2014 | Sopot | |
| Jente Hauttekeete | 7–8 March 2025 | Apeldoorn | ||
| 6254 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | 30–31 January 2010 | Zaporizhzhia | |
| 6249 | Dezső Szabó | 28 February – 1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
| 6249 | Jorge Ureña | 28–29 January 2017 | Prague | |
| 6229 | Dmitriy Karpov | 15–16 February 2008 | Tallinn | |
| 6188 | Timothy Duckworth | 9–10 March 2018 | College Station | |
| 6142 | Henrik Dagård | 11–12 March 1995 | Barcelona | |
| 6099 | Mihail Dudaš | 2–3 March 2013 | Gothenburg | |
| 6076 | Dario Dester | 20–21 February 2021 | Ancona | |
| 6065 | Roland Schwarzl | 20–21 February 2010 | Vienna | |
| 6036 | Darko Pešić | 6–7 February 2021 | Belgrade | |
| 6035 | Maurice Smith | 25–26 February 2005 | Fayetteville | |
| 6032 | Prodromos Korkizoglou | 11–12 February 2000 | Piraeus | |
| 6029 | Lindon Victor | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | |
| 6010 | José Fernando Ferreira | 22–23 March 2025 | Nanjing |
Men's heptathlon under-20 records
[edit]Key: Unratified by World Athletics
✕ = Inadequate doping control
| Event | Record | N | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon (Senior implements) | 6022 | ✕ | Gunnar Nixon | 27–28 January 2012 | Razorback Invitational | Fayetteville | 19 years, 15 days | [29] | |
| ( 7.10 - 7.53 - 13.97 - 2.15 / 8.21 - 4.50 - 2:40.15 ) | |||||||||
| Heptathlon (U20 implements) | 6062 | Jente Hauttekeete | 13–14 February 2021 | Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20 | Frankfurt | 18 years, 337 days | [30] | ||
| ( 7.07 - 7.33 - 15.64 - 2.10 / 8.06 - 4.70 - 2:46.71 ) | |||||||||
Men's heptathlon under-20 bests
[edit](In completed heptathlons of more than 5200 points)
| Event | Specification | Result | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 6.75 | 973 | Ayden Owens | 8 March 2019 | NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 18 years, 284 days | [31] | ||
| Long jump | 7.96 m | 1050 | Eusebio Cáceres | 6 March 2010 | Spanish Junior Indoor Championships | San Sebastián | 18 years, 177 days | [32] | ||
| Shot put | 6 kg | 16.51 m | 883 | Simon Pettersson | 10 March 2012 | Swedish Indoor Junior Combined Events Championships | Gothenburg | 18 years, 67 days | [33] | |
| 7.26 kg | 15.06 m | 793 | Matas Adamonis | 14 December 2017 | Šiauliai | 19 years, 171 days | [34] | |||
| High jump | 2.19 m | 982 | Yaroslav Rybakov | 13 February 1999 | Russian U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships | Chelyabinsk | 18 years, 83 days | [35] | ||
| Andrei Krauchanka | 5 February 2005 | Reval Hotels Cup | Tallinn | 19 years, 32 days | [36] | |||||
| First-day score | U20 implements | 3476 | Jente Hauttekeete | 13 February 2021 | Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20 | Frankfurt | 18 years, 336 days | [30] | ||
| Senior implements | 3466 | Andrei Krauchanka | 5 February 2005 | Reval Hotels Cup | Tallinn | 19 years, 32 days | [36] | |||
| 60 m hurdles | 0.991 m | 7.68 | 1064 | Maxime Moitie‑Charnois | 12 February 2023 | French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships | Val-de-Reuil | 18 years, 303 days | [37] | |
| 1.067 m | 7.84 | 1022 | Ayden Owens | 9 March 2019 | NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 18 years, 285 days | [38] | ||
| Pole vault | 5.55 m | 1083 | Oleksandr Korchmid | 20 December 2001 | Ukraine Junior ME | Brovary | 19 years, 332 days | [39] | ||
| 1000 m | 2:30.67 | 980 | Lukáš Souček [pl] | 5 March 1994 | Prague | 18 years, 238 days | [40] | |||
| Second-day score | U20 implements | 2713 | Maxime Moitie-Charnois | 12 February 2023 | French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships | Val-de-Reuil | 18 years, 303 days | [41] | ||
| Senior implements | 2663 | André Niklaus | 6 February 2000 | Frankfurt-Kalbach Int. ME Meeting | Frankfurt-Kalbach | 18 years, 160 days | [42] |
See also
[edit]- Combined events at the Olympics
Other multiple event contests include:
Summer sports- Biathle
- Duathlon
- Triathlon
- Quadrathlon
- Pentathlon (athletics)
- Pentathlon
- Modern pentathlon
- Hexathlon (primarily a youth or junior event)
- Octathlon (primarily a youth or junior event although logistical problems have seen senior octathlons contested, for example at the 2007 South Pacific Games)
- Decathlon
- Biathlon
- Nordic combined
- Chess-boxing
Notes
[edit]- ^ In 1977, Eva Wilms threw 20.79 m during a pentathlon event, which is sometimes referred to as the heptathlon best.
- ^ Women's javelin was redesigned in 1999 and all records started afresh. Point allocation for Heptathlon remained the same, but the comparison is being made between the WR and Heptathlon best of the current model.
References
[edit]- ^ "Heptathlon – Definition". Merriam-webster.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ D'Andrea, Christian (August 12, 2016). "Here's how the heptathlon works". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Holders correct as of 2020. The European Games does not feature a heptathlon event.
- ^ "London 2012: Jessica Ennis leads heptathlon after first day", The Guardian, 3 August 2012
- ^ "IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events" (PDF). IAAF. April 2004. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon 100 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "World Combined Best Performances". worldathletics.org. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon Shot Put Results". IAAF. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Hans van Kuijen (September 16, 2012). "Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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- ^ Arielle Himelbloom (February 11, 2024). "Track & Field: Eagle River's Jordyn Bruce places runner-up in indoor heptathlon debut, raises the bar for Alaska pole vaulting". alaskasportsreport.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Simon Ehammer Sets Long Jump World Record in Heptathlon of 8.26m". watchathletics.com. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Krajewski, Casey (February 22, 2013). "Drouin Jumps to World Record in Heptathlon". Indiana Daily Student. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Heptathlon – women – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
- ^ "Results Heptathlon" (PDF). meeting-goetzis.at. June 1, 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Diego Sampaolo (May 28, 2017). "Thiam scores 7013 to break meeting record in Götzis". IAAF. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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- ^ "Women's Heptathlon Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Diego Sampaolo (May 27, 2018). "World leads for Thiam and Warner in Gotzis". IAAF. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Heptathlon – men – senior – indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2023-01-31.
- ^ a b "Heptathlon Results" (PDF). flashresults.ncaa.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Men's Heptathlon Short Track Final Results". World Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Heptathlon Results" (PDF). World Athletics. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Heptathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics. March 5, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Heptathlon Results" (PDF). World Athletics. March 23, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Scantling and Crouser book Belgrade places with world-leading victories at US Indoor Championships". World Athletics. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Heptathlon Results" (PDF). flashresults.ncaa.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Артем Макаренко завоевал золото на ЧР по семиборью в помещении". mir-la.com (in Russian). February 18, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Statistics Handbook" (PDF). World Athletics. IAAF Athletics. February 21, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2020.
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- ^ "Resultat: ISM-IJSM-IUSM Mångkamp, Göteborg/FH 10-11.3.12 Inne". Svensk Friidrotts resultat- och statistikdatabas. Friidrottsstatistik. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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- ^ Yoshiaki Oikawa (March 17, 2023). "All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists" (PDF). DecaAmerica. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2024.
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- ^ "IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - Top Lists - Heptathlon 2000". IAAF. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- National Records
- IAAF combined events scoring tables and explanation
- IAAF list of heptathlon records in XML
- Heptathlon all-time list
- Heptathlon points counter (in Finnish)
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