heptathlon
Sign in to saveA heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. 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.
Key facts
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- Heptathlon
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- The women's heptathlon combines three runs, two jumps, and two throws.
- Athletics event.WRmen
- Simon Ehammer 6670 pts (2026)
- Athletics event.WRwomen
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7291 pts (1988)
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- Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7291 pts (1988)
- Athletics event.CRwomen
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7128 pts (1987)
- Athletics event.ICRmen
- Simon Ehammer 6670 pts (2026)
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Women's heptathlon
- Points system
- Benchmarks
- Women's world records compared with heptathlon bests
- Indoor heptathlon
- Benchmarks
- Men's world records compared with heptathlon bests
- All-time top 25
- Women
- Notes
- Annulled marks
- Men
- Notes
- Medalists
- Women's Olympic medalists
- Women's World Championships medalists
- Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
- Season's bests
- Women's heptathlon
- Men's indoor heptathlon
- National records
- Women's heptathlon
- Men's indoor heptathlon
- Men's heptathlon under-20 records
- Men's heptathlon under-20 bests
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. 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.