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A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (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 held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984.
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Women's heptathlon
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). 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 2020 Olympic Gold Medallist, after successfully defending her 2016 title. She is also the reigning European Champion. Katarina Johnson-Thompson, representing Great Britain, is the current World Champion and 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.
There is also a Tetradecathlon, which is a double heptathlon, consisting of 14 events, seven events per day.
Points system
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.nbsp;m for the high jump) scores 1000 points. Each event also has a minimum recordable performance level (e.g. 0.75.nbsp;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:
- 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 for points, T is for time in seconds, M is for height or length in centimeters and D is length in meters. a, b and c have different values for each of the events, as follows:
Event | a | b | c |
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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
The following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800 and 700 points in each event.
Event | 1,000 pts | 900 pts | 800 pts | 700 pts | Unit |
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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
Event | Type | Athlete | Record | Score | Difference in points value | Date | Place | Notes/Ref |
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100 m hurdles | ||||||||
WR | Tobi Amusan | 12.12 s | 1261 | |||||
HB | Jessica Ennis | 12.54 s {small}(+1.3 m/s){/small} | 1195 | −66 | 3 August 2012 | London | ||
High jump | ||||||||
WR | Stefka Kostadinova | 2.09 m | 1359 | |||||
HB | Nafissatou Thiam | 2.02 m | 1264 | −95 | 22 June 2019 | Talence | ||
Shot put | ||||||||
WR | Natalya Lisovskaya | 22.63 m | 1378 | |||||
HB | Austra Skujytė | 17.31 m | 1016 | −362 | 3 August 2012 | London | ||
200 m | ||||||||
WR | Florence Griffith Joyner | 21.34 s | 1251 | |||||
HB | Jackie Joyner Kersee | 22.30 s {small}(+0.0 m/s){/small} | 1150 | −101 | 15 July 1988 | Indianapolis | ||
Long jump | ||||||||
WR | Galina Chistyakova | 7.52 m | 1351 | |||||
HB | Jackie Joyner Kersee | 7.27 m {small}(+0.7 m/s){/small} | 1264 | −87 | 24 September 1988 | Seoul | ||
Javelin | ||||||||
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 | |
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 | Nadine Debois | 2:01.84 min:s | 1087 | −137 | 27 September 1987 | Talence | ||
Total | World record | 9119 | ||||||
Heptathlon bests | 8048 | −1071 |
Men's heptathlon
The other version 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 men's 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 versions. In each event, the athlete scores points for his performance in each event according to scoring tables issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition.
Benchmarks
The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event.
Event | 1000pts | Units |
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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
Event | Type | Athlete | Record | Score | Difference in points value | Ref |
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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 | ||
Shot put | ||||||
WR | Ryan Crouser | 23.38 m | 1311 | |||
HB | Aleksey Drozdov | 17.17 m | 924 | −387 | ||
High jump | ||||||
WR | Javier Sotomayor | 2.43 m | 1223 | |||
HB | Derek Drouin | 2.30 m | 1091 | −132 | ||
60 m hurdles | ||||||
WR | Grant Holloway | 7.29 s | 1168 | |||
HB | Ashton Eaton | 7.60 s | 1085 | −83 | ||
Pole vault | ||||||
WR | Armand Duplantis | 6.22 m | 1304 | |||
HB | Alex Averbukh | 5.60 m | 1100 | −204 | ||
1000 m | ||||||
WR | Ayanleh Souleiman | 2:14.20 min:s | 1182 | |||
HB | Curtis Beach | 2:23.63 min:s | 1064 | −118 | ||
Total | World record | 8586 | ||||
Heptathlon bests | 7418 | −1168 |
All-time top 25
Women
- As of May 2023[update]
Rank | Score | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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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 ) | |||||
3 | 7013 | ![]() |
27–28 May 2017 | Götzis | |
( 13.34/-0.7 - 1.98 - 14.51 - 24.40/-1.6 / 6.56/+0.8 - 59.32 - 2:15.24 ) | |||||
4 | 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 ) | |||||
5 | 6988 | ![]() |
27–28 May 2023 | Götzis | |
( 12.75/+0.7 - 1.92 - 13.90 - 22.88/+0.1 / 6.54/+1.2 - 43.08 - 2:02.97 ) | |||||
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 | |
( 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 | |
( 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 | |
( 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 | |
( 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 | |
( 13.48/+0.3 - 1.86 - 14.95 - 23.96/-0.6 / 6.58/+2.3 - 48.65 - 2:12.73 ) |
Annulled marks
- Tatyana Chernova scored 6880 (2011), this performance was annulled due to doping offences.
Men

- As of March 2024[update]
Rank | Score | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 6645 | ![]() |
9–10 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
2 | 6639 A | ![]() |
10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |
3 | 6518 A | ![]() |
10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |
4 | 6489 | ![]() |
18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | |
5 | 6479 | ![]() |
4–5 March 2017 | Belgrade | |
6 | 6476 | ![]() |
13–14 March 1993 | Toronto | |
7 | 6438 | ![]() |
6–7 March 2004 | Budapest | |
8 | 6424 | ![]() |
25–26 February 2000 | Ghent | |
9 | 6418 | ![]() |
28–29 February 1992 | Genoa | |
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2–3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |||
11 | 6415 | ![]() |
28 February – 1 March 1998 | Valencia | |
12 | 6412 | ![]() |
7–8 February 2003 | Moscow | |
13 | 6407 | ![]() |
2–3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |
14 | 6382 | ![]() |
26–27 February 2022 | Spokane | |
15 | 6374 | ![]() |
6–7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
16 | 6372 | ![]() |
2–3 March 2013 | Gothenburg | |
17 | 6371 | ![]() |
8–9 March 2008 | Valencia | |
18 | 6362 | ![]() |
7–8 March 2009 | Turin | |
19 | 6361 | ![]() |
15–16 March 2003 | Birmingham | |
20 | 6353 | ![]() |
7–8 March 2015 | Prague | |
21 | 6347 | ![]() |
8–9 March 2024 | Boston | |
22 | 6344 | ![]() |
18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade | |
23 | 6340 | ![]() |
2–3 March 2024 | Glasgow | |
24 | 6320 | ![]() |
16–17 February 2020 | Kirov | |
25 | 6303 | ![]() |
7–8 March 2014 | Sopot |
Medalists
Women's Olympic medalists
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1984 Los Angeles |
Glynis Nunn![]() |
Jackie Joyner![]() |
Sabine Everts![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee![]() |
Sabine John![]() |
Anke Behmer![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee![]() |
Irina Belova![]() |
Sabine Braun![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Ghada Shouaa![]() |
Natallia Sazanovich![]() |
Denise Lewis![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Denise Lewis![]() |
Yelena Prokhorova![]() |
Natallia Sazanovich![]() |
2004 Athens |
Carolina Klüft![]() |
Austra Skujytė![]() |
Kelly Sotherton![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Nataliya Dobrynska![]() |
Hyleas Fountain![]() |
Kelly Sotherton![]() |
2012 London |
Jessica Ennis![]() |
Lilli Schwarzkopf![]() |
Austra Skujytė![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Nafissatou Thiam![]() |
Jessica Ennis-Hill![]() |
Brianne Theisen-Eaton![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Nafissatou Thiam![]() |
Anouk Vetter![]() |
Emma Oosterwegel![]() |
2024 Paris |
Women's World Championships medalists
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1983 Helsinki |
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1987 Rome |
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1991 Tokyo |
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1993 Stuttgart |
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1995 Gothenburg |
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1997 Athens |
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1999 Seville |
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2001 Edmonton |
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2003 Saint-Denis |
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2005 Helsinki |
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2007 Osaka |
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2009 Berlin |
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2011 Daegu |
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2013 Moscow |
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2015 Beijing |
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2017 London |
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2019 Doha |
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2022 Eugene |
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2023 Budapest |
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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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 |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1995 Barcelona |
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1997 Paris |
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1999 Maebashi |
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2001 Lisbon |
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2003 Birmingham |
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2004 Budapest |
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2006 Moscow |
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2008 Valencia |
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2010 Doha |
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2012 Istanbul |
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2014 Sopot |
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2016 Portland |
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2018 Birmingham |
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2022 Belgrade |
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Season's bests
Women's heptathlon
Year | Score | Athlete | Place |
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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 |
Men's indoor heptathlon
Year | Score | Athlete | Place |
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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 |
National records
- Updated 10 March 2024.
Women's heptathlon
Equal or superior to 6200 pts:
Score | Nation | Athlete | Date | Place |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
6527 | ![]() |
Diane Guthrie-Gresham | 2–3 June 1995 | Knoxville |
6515 | ![]() |
Annik Kälin | 17–18 August 2022 | Munich |
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 |
6404 | ![]() |
Satu Ruotsalainen | 26–27 August 1991 | Tokyo |
6392 | ![]() |
Yasmina Azzizi | 26–27 August 1991 | Tokyo |
6371 | ![]() |
Akela Jones | 10–11 June 2015 | Eugene |
6349 | ![]() |
Yekaterina Voronina | 28–29 May 2021 | Tashkent |
6346 A | ![]() |
Evelis Aguilar | 13–14 March 2021 | Ibagué |
6304 | ![]() |
María Vicente | 24–25 April 2021 | Lana |
6297 | ![]() |
Kate O'Connor | 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
Equal or superior to 6000 pts:
Score | Nation | Athlete | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|
6645 | ![]() |
Ashton Eaton | 9–10 March 2012 | Istanbul |
6518 A | ![]() |
Ayden Owens-Delerme | 10–11 March 2023 | Albuquerque |
6489 | ![]() |
Damian Warner | 18–19 March 2022 | Belgrade |
6479 | ![]() |
Kevin Mayer | 4–5 March 2017 | Belgrade |
6438 | ![]() |
Roman Šebrle | 6–7 March 2004 | Budapest |
6418 | ![]() |
Simon Ehammer | 2–3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
6415 | ![]() |
Sebastian Chmara | 28 February – 1 March 1998 | Valencia |
6412 | ![]() |
Lev Lobodin | 7–8 February 2003 | Moscow |
6407 | ![]() |
Sander Skotheim | 2–3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
6374 | ![]() |
Erki Nool | 6–7 March 1999 | Maebashi |
6372 | ![]() |
Eelco Sintnicolaas | 2–3 March 2013 | Gothenburg |
6347 | ![]() |
Leo Neugebauer | 8–9 March 2024 | Boston |
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 |
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 |
Men's heptathlon under-20 records
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 | |
( 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 | ||
( 7.07 - 7.33 - 15.64 - 2.10 / 8.06 - 4.70 - 2:46.71 ) |
Men's heptathlon under-20 bests
(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 | ||
Long jump | 7.96 m | 1050 | Eusebio Cáceres | ![]() |
6 March 2010 | Spanish Junior Indoor Championships | San Sebastián | 18 years, 177 days | ||
Shot put | 6 kg | 16.51 m | 883 | Simon Pettersson | ![]() |
10 March 2012 | Swedish Indoor Junior Combined Events Championships | Göteborg | 18 years, 67 days | |
7.26 kg | 15.06 m | 793 | Matas Adamonis | ![]() |
14 December 2017 | Šiauliai | 19 years, 171 days | |||
High jump | 2.19 m | 982 | Yaroslav Rybakov | ![]() |
13 February 1999 | Russian U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships | Chelyabinsk | 18 years, 83 days | ||
Andrei Krauchanka | ![]() |
5 February 2005 | Reval Hotels Cup | Tallinn | 19 years, 32 days | |||||
First-day score | U20 implements | 3476 | Jente Hauttekeete | ![]() |
13 February 2021 | Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20 | Frankfurt | 18 years, 336 days | ||
Senior implements | 3466 | Andrei Krauchanka | ![]() |
5 February 2005 | Reval Hotels Cup | Tallinn | 19 years, 32 days | |||
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 | |
1.067 m | 7.84 | 1022 | Ayden Owens | ![]() |
9 March 2019 | NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 18 years, 285 days | ||
Pole vault | 5.55 m | 1083 | Oleksandr Korchmid | ![]() |
20 December 2001 | Ukraine Junior ME | Brovary | 19 years, 332 days | ||
1000 m | 2:30.67 | 980 | Lukáš Souček | ![]() |
5 March 1994 | Prague | 18 years, 238 days | |||
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 | ||
Senior implements | 2663 | André Niklaus | ![]() |
6 February 2000 | Frankfurt-Kalbach Int. ME Meeting | Frankfurt-Kalbach | 18 years, 160 days |
See also
In Spanish: Heptatlón para niños
- 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
- Winter sports
- Biathlon
- Nordic combined
- Other
- Chess-boxing