Heptathlon

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox athletics event A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.<ref name=autogenerated1>Template:Cite web</ref> 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

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Holders correct as of 2020. The European Games does not feature a heptathlon event.</ref>

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 m for the high jump) scores 1000 points.<ref>"London 2012: Jessica Ennis leads heptathlon after first day", The Guardian, 3 August 2012</ref> 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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Running events (200 m, 800 m and 100 m hurdles):

<math>P = INT (a \cdot (b - T)^c</math>)

Jumping events (high jump and long jump):

<math>P = INT (a \cdot (M - b)^c</math>)

Throwing events (shot put and javelin):

<math>P = INT (a \cdot (D - b)^c</math>)

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

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

World records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB)

Event	Type	Athlete	Record	Score	Difference in points value	Date	Place	Notes/Template:Abbr
100 m hurdles	WR	Tobi Amusan	12.12 s	1261
	HB	Jessica Ennis	12.54 s Template:Wind	1195	−66	3 August 2012	London	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
High jump	WR	Yaroslava Mahuchikh	2.10 m	1373
	HB	Nafissatou Thiam	2.02 m	1264	−109	22 June 2019	Talence	<ref name="wcb">Template:Cite web</ref>
Shot put	WR	Natalya Lisovskaya	22.63 m	1378
	HB	Austra Skujytė	17.31 m<ref group=note>In 1977, Eva Wilms threw 20.79 m during a pentathlon event, which is sometimes referred to as the heptathlon best.</ref>	1016	−362	3 August 2012	London	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
200 m	WR	Florence Griffith Joyner	21.34 s	1251
	HB	Jackie Joyner Kersee	22.30 s Template:Wind	1150	−101	15 July 1988	Indianapolis	<ref name="wcb" />
Long jump	WR	Galina Chistyakova	7.52 m	1351
	HB	Jackie Joyner Kersee	7.27 m Template:Wind	1264	−87	24 September 1988	Seoul	<ref name="wcb" />
Javelin<ref group=note>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.</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	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	<ref name="wcb" />
Total	World record			9133
	Heptathlon bests			8058	−1075

Indoor heptathlon

Template:AnchorTemplate:Anchor 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.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Benchmarks

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

World indoor records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB)

Event	Type	Athlete	Record	Score	Difference in points value	Template:Abbr
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	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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	<ref name="IDS">Template:Cite news</ref>
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

Women

• Template:As of<ref name="AlltimeW">Heptathlon – women – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.</ref>

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
1	7291	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 13.19/-1.0 - 1.95 - 14.86 - 23.37/+0.5 / 6.44/-0.1 - 46.16 - 2:01.23 )
4	7013	Template:Flagathlete	27–28 May 2017	Götzis	<ref name="Diego Sampaolo">Template:Cite news</ref>
	( 13.34/-0.7 - 1.98 - 14.51 - 24.40/-1.6 / 6.56/+0.8 - 59.32 - 2:15.24 )
5	7007	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	2–4 October 2019	Doha	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 13.09/+0.6 - 1.95 - 13.86 - 23.08/+1.0 / 6.77/+0.2 - 43.93 - 2:07.26 )
8	6955	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	17–18 July 2022	Eugene	<ref name="Eugene22">Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 13.30/+0.7 - 1.80 - 16.25 - 23.73/+1.4 / 6.52/+0.3 - 58.29 - 2:20.09 )
14	6859	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	1–2 August 1992	Barcelona
	( 13.25/ - 1.88 - 13.77 - 23.34/ / 6.82/ - 41.90 - 2:05.08 )
17	6836	Template:Flagathlete	27–28 May 2017	Götzis	<ref name="Diego Sampaolo" />
	( 13.09/+1.0 - 1.86 - 14.76 - 23.36/+0.7 / 6.57/+0.9 - 49.80 - 2:14.73 )
18	6832	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	27–28 May 2017	Götzis	<ref name="Diego Sampaolo" />
	( 13.10/+1.0 - 1.77 - 13.53 - 23.49/-2.9 / 6.64/+0.8 - 56.17 - 2:11.76 )
21	6808	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	26–27 May 2018	Götzis	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	( 13.48/+0.3 - 1.86 - 14.95 - 23.96/-0.6 / 6.58/+2.3 - 48.65 - 2:12.73 )

Notes

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

• Tatyana Chernova scored 6880 (2011), this performance was annulled due to doping offences.

Men

File:Ashton Eaton Istanbul 2012.jpg

World record holder Ashton Eaton competing at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships

• Template:As of<ref name="AlltimeMI">Heptathlon – men – senior – indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2023-01-31.</ref>

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
1	6645	Template:Flagathlete	9–10 March 2012	Istanbul
2	6639 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagathlete	10–11 March 2023	Albuquerque	<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>
3	6558	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn	<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
4	6518 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagathlete	10–11 March 2023	Albuquerque	<ref name="auto" />
5	6506	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn	<ref name=":0" />
6	6489	Template:Flagathlete	18–19 March 2022	Belgrade	<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref>
7	6479	Template:Flagathlete	4–5 March 2017	Belgrade	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8	6476	Template:Flagathlete	13–14 March 1993	Toronto
9	6438	Template:Flagathlete	6–7 March 2004	Budapest
10	6437	Template:Flagathlete	22-23 March 2025	Nanjing	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
11	6424	Template:Flagathlete	25–26 February 2000	Ghent
12	6418	Template:Flagathlete	28–29 February 1992	Genoa
13	6415	Template:Flagathlete	28 February – 1 March 1998	Valencia
14	6412	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 February 2003	Moscow
15	6388	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn	<ref name=":0" />
16	6382	Template:Flagathlete	26–27 February 2022	Spokane	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
17	6374	Template:Flagathlete	6–7 March 1999	Maebashi
18	6372	Template:Flagathlete	2–3 March 2013	Gothenburg
19	6371	Template:Flagathlete	8–9 March 2008	Valencia
20	6362	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 March 2009	Turin
21	6361	Template:Flagathlete	15–16 March 2003	Birmingham
22	6353	Template:Flagathlete	7–8 March 2015	Prague
23	6347	Template:Flagathlete	8–9 March 2024	Boston	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
24	6344	Template:Flagathlete	18–19 March 2022	Belgrade	<ref name="auto1" />
25	6320	Template:Flagathlete	16–17 February 2020	Kirov	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Notes

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

Men's World Indoor Championships medalists

1995 Barcelona Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
1997 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
1999 Maebashi Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2001 Lisbon Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2003 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2004 Budapest Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2006 Moscow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2008 Valencia Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2010 Doha Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2012 Istanbul Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2014 Sopot Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Nowrap
2016 Portland Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2018 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2022 Belgrade Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2024 Glasgow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2025 Nanjing Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete

Season's bests

Women's heptathlon

Year	Score	Athlete	Place
1980	6049	Template:Flagathlete	Pyatigorsk
1981	6788	Template:Flagathlete	Kyiv
1982	6845	Template:Flagathlete	Halle
1983	6935	Template:Flagathlete	Moscow
1984	6946	Template:Flagathlete	Potsdam
1985	6718	Template:Flagathlete	Baton Rouge
1986	7158	Template:Flagathlete	Houston
1987	7128	Template:Flagathlete	Rome
1988	7291	Template:Flagathlete	Seoul
1989	7007	Template:Flagathlete	Bryansk
1990	6783	Template:Flagathlete	Seattle
1991	6878	Template:Flagathlete	New York City
1992	7044	Template:Flagathlete	Barcelona
1993	6837	Template:Flagathlete	Stuttgart
1994	6741	Template:Flagathlete	Talence
1995	6715	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
1996	6942	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
1997	6787	Template:Flagathlete	Ratingen
1998	6559	Template:Flagathlete	Budapest
1999	6861	Template:Flagathlete	Seville
2000	6842	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2001	6736	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2002	6542	Template:Flagathlete	Munich
2003	7001	Template:Flagathlete	Saint-Denis
2004	6952	Template:Flagathlete	Athens
2005	6889	Template:Flagathlete	Arles
2006	6740	Template:Flagathlete	Gothenburg
2007	7032	Template:Flagathlete	Osaka
2008	6733	Template:Flagathlete	Beijing
2009	6731	Template:Flagathlete	Berlin
2010	6823	Template:Flagathlete	Barcelona
2011	6790	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2012	6955	Template:Flagathlete	London
2013	6623	Template:Flagathlete	Kazan
2014	6682	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2015	6808	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2016	6810	Template:Flagathlete	Rio de Janeiro
2017	7013	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2018	6816	Template:Flagathlete	Berlin
2019	6981	Template:Flagathlete	Doha
2020	6419	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2021	6791	Template:Flagathlete	Tokyo
2022	6947	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
2023	6988	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2024	6880	Template:Flagathlete	Saint-Denis

Men's indoor heptathlon

Year	Score	Athlete	Place
1999	6386	Template:Flagathlete	Maebashi
2000	6424	Template:Flagathlete	Ghent
2001	6420	Template:Flagathlete	Lisbon
2002	6291	Template:Flagathlete	Tallinn
2003	6412	Template:Flagathlete	Moscow
2004	6438	Template:Flagathlete	Budapest
2005	6232	Template:Flagathlete	Madrid
2006	6229	Template:Flagathlete	Moscow
2007	6196	Template:Flagathlete	Birmingham
2008	6371	Template:Flagathlete	Valencia
2009	6362	Template:Flagathlete	Turin
2010	6499	Template:Flagathlete	Fayetteville
2011	6568	Template:Flagathlete	Tallinn
2012	6645	Template:Flagathlete	Istanbul
2013	6372	Template:Flagathlete	Gothenburg
2014	6632	Template:Flagathlete	Sopot
2015	6353	Template:Flagathlete	Prague
2016	6470	Template:Flagathlete	Portland
2017	6479	Template:Flagathlete	Belgrade
2018	6348	Template:Flagathlete	Birmingham
2019	6218	Template:Flagathlete	Glasgow
2020	6320	Template:Flagathlete	Kirov
2021	6392	Template:Flagathlete	Toruń
2022	6489	Template:Flagathlete	Belgrade
2023	6639 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagathlete	Albuquerque
2024	6418	Template:Flagathlete	Glasgow

National records

Women's heptathlon

Updated 21 September 2025.<ref name=AlltimeW/>

Equal or superior to 6200 pts: Template:Table alignmentTemplate:Static row numbersTemplate:Sticky header

Score	Nation	Athlete	Date	Place
7291	Template:USA	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	23–24 September 1988	Seoul
7032	Template:SWE	Carolina Klüft	25–26 August 2007	Osaka
7013	Template:BEL	Nafissatou Thiam	27–28 May 2017	Götzis
7007	Template:RUS	Larisa Nikitina	10–11 June 1989	Bryansk
6985	Template:GER	Sabine Braun	30–31 May 1992	Götzis
6981	Template:GBR2	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	2–4 October 2019	Doha
6942	Template:Flagcountry	Ghada Shouaa	25–26 May 1996	Götzis
6889	Template:FRA	Eunice Barber	4–5 June 2005	Arles
6867	Template:NED	Anouk Vetter	17–18 July 2022	Eugene
6832	Template:UKR	Lyudmyla Blonska	25–26 August 2007	Osaka
6815	Template:LAT	Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa	27–28 May 2017	Götzis
6808	Template:CAN	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	30–31 May 2015	Götzis
6750	Template:CHN	Ma Miaolan	11–12 September 1993	Beijing
6742	Template:CUB	Yorgelis Rodríguez	26–27 May 2018	Götzis
6714	Template:IRL	Kate O'Connor	19–20 September 2025	Tokyo
6695	Template:AUS	Jane Flemming	27–28 January 1990	Auckland
6672	Template:POL	Adrianna Sułek	17–18 July 2022	Eugene
6658	Template:BUL	Svetla Dimitrova	30–31 May 1992	Götzis
6651	Template:HUN	Xénia Krizsán	29–30 May 2021	Götzis
6639	Template:SUI	Annik Kälin	8–9 August 2024	Saint-Denis
6635	Template:BLR	Svetlana Buraga	17–18 August 1993	Stuttgart
6619	Template:ROM	Liliana Nastase	1–2 August 1992	Barcelona
6604	Template:LTU	Remigija Nazaroviene	10–11 June 1989	Bryansk
6591	Template:AUT	Verena Preiner	29–30 June 2019	Ratingen
6563	Template:FIN	Saga Vanninen	19–20 July 2025	Bergen
6527	Template:JAM	Diane Guthrie-Gresham	2–3 June 1995	Knoxville
6475	Template:COL	Martha Araújo	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis
6462	Template:SLE	Eunice Barber	29–30 May 1999	Arles
6460	Template:CZE	Eliška Klučinová	14–15 June 2014	Kladno
6423	Template:MDA	Lyubov Ratsu	27–28 August 1983	Chişinău
6423	Template:GHA	Margaret Simpson	28–29 May 2005	Götzis
6418	Template:TTO	Tyra Gittens	13–14 May 2021	College Station
6392	Template:ALG	Yasmina Azzizi	26–27 August 1991	Tokyo
6379	Template:ITA	Sveva Gerevini	7–8 June 2024	Rome
6371	Template:BAR	Akela Jones	10–11 June 2015	Eugene
6349	Template:UZB	Yekaterina Voronina	28–29 May 2021	Tashkent
6304	Template:ESP	María Vicente	24–25 April 2021	Lana
6293	Template:CRO	Jana Koščak	27–28 May 2023	Götzis
6280	Template:EST	Grit Šadeiko	27–28 May 2017	Götzis
6278	Template:NZL	Joanne Henry	28 February – 1 March 1992	Auckland
6274	Template:BEN	Odile Ahouanwanou	19–20 June 2021	Ratingen
6272	Template:KAZ	Yelena Davydova	13–14 July 1987	Zagreb
6250	Template:BUR	Marthe Koala	29–30 May 2021	Götzis
6235	Template:GRE	Aryiro Strataki	27–28 May 2006	Götzis
6230	Template:POR	Naide Gomes	16–17 July 2005	Logroño
6226	Template:NOR	Ida Marcussen	25–26 August 2007	Osaka
6211	Template:IND	Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha	16–17 March 2004	New Delhi

Men's indoor heptathlon

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Equal or superior to 6000 pts: Template:Table alignmentTemplate:Static row numbersTemplate:Sticky header

Score	Nation	Athlete	Date	Place
6645	Template:USA	Ashton Eaton	9–10 March 2012	Istanbul
6558	Template:NOR	Sander Skotheim	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn
6518 Template:AthAbbr	Template:PUR	Ayden Owens-Delerme	10–11 March 2023	Albuquerque
6506	Template:SUI	Simon Ehammer	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn
6489	Template:CAN	Damian Warner	18–19 March 2022	Belgrade
6479	Template:FRA	Kevin Mayer	4–5 March 2017	Belgrade
6438	Template:CZE	Roman Šebrle	6–7 March 2004	Budapest
6437	Template:EST	Johannes Erm	22–23 March 2025	Nanjing
6415	Template:POL	Sebastian Chmara	28 February – 1 March 1998	Valencia
6412	Template:RUS	Lev Lobodin	7–8 February 2003	Moscow
6388	Template:GER	Till Steinforth	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn
6372	Template:NED	Eelco Sintnicolaas	2–3 March 2013	Gothenburg
6344	Template:AUS	Ashley Moloney	18–19 March 2022	Belgrade
6340	Template:BAH	Ken Mullings	26–27 January 2024	Champaign
6303	Template:BLR	Andrei Krauchanka	7–8 March 2014	Sopot
6293	Template:ISL	Jón Arnar Magnússon	6–7 March 1999	Maebashi
6259	Template:BEL	Thomas van der Plaetsen	7–8 March 2014	Sopot
		Jente Hauttekeete	7–8 March 2025	Apeldoorn
6254	Template:UKR	Oleksiy Kasyanov	30–31 January 2010	Zaporizhzhia
6249	Template:HUN	Dezső Szabó	28 February – 1 March 1998	Valencia
6249	Template:ESP	Jorge Ureña	28–29 January 2017	Prague
6229	Template:KAZ	Dmitriy Karpov	15–16 February 2008	Tallinn
6188	Template:GBR2	Timothy Duckworth	9–10 March 2018	College Station
6142	Template:SWE	Henrik Dagård	11–12 March 1995	Barcelona
6099	Template:SRB	Mihail Dudaš	2–3 March 2013	Gothenburg
6076	Template:ITA	Dario Dester	20–21 February 2021	Ancona
6065	Template:AUT	Roland Schwarzl	20–21 February 2010	Vienna
6036	Template:MNE	Darko Pešić	6–7 February 2021	Belgrade
6035	Template:JAM	Maurice Smith	25–26 February 2005	Fayetteville
6032	Template:GRE	Prodromos Korkizoglou	11–12 February 2000	Piraeus
6029	Template:GRN	Lindon Victor	18–19 March 2022	Belgrade
6010	Template:BRA	José Fernando Ferreira	22–23 March 2025	Nanjing

Men's heptathlon under-20 records

Key:
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✕ = Inadequate doping control

Event	Record	Template:Abbr	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Template:Abbr
Heptathlon (Senior implements)	6022	✕	Gunnar Nixon	Template:Flagu	27-28 January 2012	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 7.10 - 7.53 - 13.97 - 2.15 / 8.21 - 4.50 - 2:40.15 )
Heptathlon (U20 implements)	6062		Jente Hauttekeete	Template:Flagu	13-14 February 2021	Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20	Frankfurt	Template:Ayd	<ref name="Siebenkampf (Halle) Männliche Jugend U20 - Resultate Offiziell">Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Abbr
60 m		6.75	973	Ayden Owens	Template:Flagu	8 March 2019	NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships	Birmingham	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Long jump		7.96 m	1050	Eusebio Cáceres	Template:Flagu	6 March 2010	Spanish Junior Indoor Championships	San Sebastián	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shot put	6 kg	16.51 m	883	Simon Pettersson	Template:Flagu	10 March 2012	Swedish Indoor Junior Combined Events Championships	Gothenburg	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	7.26 kg	15.06 m	793	Matas Adamonis	Template:Flagu	14 December 2017		Šiauliai	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
High jump		2.19 m	982	Yaroslav Rybakov	Template:Flagu	13 February 1999	Russian U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships	Chelyabinsk	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
				Andrei Krauchanka	Template:Flagu	5 February 2005	Reval Hotels Cup	Tallinn	Template:Ayd	<ref name="IAAF Top Lists - Heptathlon 2005">Template:Cite web</ref>
First-day score	U20 implements		3476	Jente Hauttekeete	Template:Flagu	13 February 2021	Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20	Frankfurt	Template:Ayd	<ref name="Siebenkampf (Halle) Männliche Jugend U20 - Resultate Offiziell" />
	Senior implements		3466	Andrei Krauchanka	Template:Flagu	5 February 2005	Reval Hotels Cup	Tallinn	Template:Ayd	<ref name="IAAF Top Lists - Heptathlon 2005" />
60 m hurdles	0.991 m	7.68	1064	[[Maxime Moitie-Charnois|Maxime MoitieTemplate:NbhCharnois]]	Template:Flagu	12 February 2023	French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships	Val-de-Reuil	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	1.067 m	7.84	1022	Ayden Owens	Template:Flagu	9 March 2019	NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships	Birmingham	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pole vault		5.55 m	1083	Oleksandr Korchmid	Template:Flagu	20 December 2001	Ukraine Junior ME	Brovary	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1000 m		2:30.67	980	Template:Ill	Template:Flagu	5 March 1994		Prague	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Second-day score	U20 implements		2713	Maxime Moitie-Charnois	Template:Flagu	12 February 2023	French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships	Val-de-Reuil	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Senior implements		2663	André Niklaus	Template:Flagu	6 February 2000	Frankfurt-Kalbach Int. ME Meeting	Frankfurt-Kalbach	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• 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

External links

• Template:Usurped
• IAAF combined events scoring tables and explanation
• IAAF list of heptathlon records in XML
• Heptathlon all-time list
• Heptathlon points counter Template:In lang