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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 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 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:

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 competitions have been conducted, consisting of the same events as the men's competition in a slightly different order, and has begun keeping records for it, but the heptathlon remains the championship-level combined event for women. , 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, , and hold the African, Asian, Oceanian, South American and NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean) titles respectively. Adriana Rodríguez, , and hold the Panamerican Games, African Games, Asian Games and Pacific Games titles respectively.Holders correct as of 2020. The European Games does not feature a heptathlon event.

There is also a , 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. "London 2012: Jessica Ennis leads heptathlon after first day", The Guardian, 3 August 2012 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:

Running events (200 m, 800 m and 100 m hurdles):
:P = INT (a \cdot (b - T)^c)
Jumping events (high jump and long jump):
:P = INT (a \cdot (M - b)^c)
Throwing events (shot put and javelin):
:P = INT (a \cdot (D - b)^c)

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 , 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:

1.81
1.88
1.835
1.348
1.41
1.05
1.04

Benchmarks
The following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800 and 700 points in each event.

Seconds
Metres
Metres
Seconds
Metres
Metres
Minutes:Seconds

Women's world records compared with heptathlon bests
+World records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB) ! style="width:100px;"Event ! style="width:35px;"Type ! style="width:150px;"Athlete ! Record ! style="width:45px;"Score ! style="width:70px;"Difference in points value ! Date ! Place ! Notes/
HB
HB
HB
HB
HB
HBCurrent 1999 model
WROld model
HBOld model
HB

Indoor heptathlon
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:

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 .[2] 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 set an unofficial American record in 2nd. It was labeled the first indoor women's heptathlon.

Benchmarks
The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event.

Seconds
Metres
Metres
Metres
Seconds
Metres
Minutes:Seconds

Men's world records compared with heptathlon bests
+World indoor records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB) ! style="width:100px;"Event ! style="width:35px;"Type ! Athlete ! Record ! style="width:60px;"Score ! style="width:70px;"Difference in points value !
WR
HB−104
WR
HB
WR
HB−352
WR
HB
WR
HB−83
WR
HB−221
WR
HB−118

All-time top 25
Women
( 12.69/+0.8 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22.56/+1.6 / 7.27/+0.7 - 45.66 - 2:08.51 )
( 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 2025Götzis
( 13.19/-1.0 - 1.95 - 14.86 - 23.37/+0.5 / 6.44/-0.1 - 46.16 - 2:01.23 )
( 13.34/-0.7 - 1.98 - 14.51 - 24.40/-1.6 / 6.56/+0.8 - 59.32 - 2:15.24 )
( 13.40/+1.4 - 1.89 - 16.45 - 23.97/+1.1 / 6.73/+4.0 - 53.94 - 2:15.31 )
( 13.11/-0.4 - 1.93 - 14.84 - 23.65/+2.0 / 6.63/+2.9 - 51.62 - 2:12.67 )
( 13.09/+0.6 - 1.95 - 13.86 - 23.08/+1.0 / 6.77/+0.2 - 43.93 - 2:07.26 )
( 12.54/+1.3 - 1.86 - 14.28 - 22.83/-0.3 / 6.48/-0.6 - 47.49 - 2:08.65 )
( 12.64/+0.3 - 1.80 - 15.37 - 23.37/+0.7 / 6.86/-0.2 - 44.62 - 2:08.93 )
( 13.78/+0.3 - 1.87 - 15.64 - 23.78/+0.6 / 6.77/+0.6 - 54.74 - 2:13.61 )
( 13.42/+1.8 - 1.82 - 15.25 - 23.49/+0.5 / 6.79/+0.7 - 49.94 - 2:07.51 )
( 12.62/+2.9 - 1.91 - 12.61 - 24.12/+1.2 / 6.78/+3.4 - 53.07 - 2:14.66 )
( 13.30/+0.7 - 1.80 - 16.25 - 23.73/+1.4 / 6.52/+0.3 - 58.29 - 2:20.09 )
( 12.93/+1.0 - 1.83 - 13.66 - 23.57/-0.3 / 6.73/+0.4 - 46.26 - 2:04.60 )
( 13.20/+0.8 - 1.83 - 14.20 - 23.10/+1.6 / 6.68/ - 44.54 - 2:04.20 )
( 13.25/ - 1.88 - 13.77 - 23.34/ / 6.82/ - 41.90 - 2:05.08 )
( 13.09/+1.0 - 1.86 - 14.76 - 23.36/+0.7 / 6.57/+0.9 - 49.80 - 2:14.73 )
( 13.25/+0.1 - 1.92 - 14.44 - 24.09/+0.3 / 6.88/+1.0 - 47.77 - 2:16.68 )
( 13.13/+1.0 - 1.84 - 15.07 - 24.01/+3.6 / 6.69/-0.4 - 49.42 - 2:12.20 )
( 13.10/+1.0 - 1.77 - 13.53 - 23.49/-2.9 / 6.64/+0.8 - 56.17 - 2:11.76 )
( 13.05/-0.2 - 1.89 - 13.73 - 23.34/+1.4 / 6.72/+0.9 - 42.96 - 2:09.37 )
( 13.27/+1.2 - 1.87 - 15.49 - 24.15/+1.6 / 6.43/+0.2 - 51.74 - 2:13.55 )
( 13.59/-1.6 - 1.86 - 15.88 - 24.23/-0.2 / 6.56/+0.3 - 49.25 - 2:12.06 )
( 13.54/-2.8 - 1.82 - 14.30 - 23.37/-0.2 / 6.72/+1.0 - 43.40 - 2:04.27 )
( 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).
  • also scored 6947 (2022) and 6880 (2024).
  • Jessica Ennis also scored 6906 (2012).
  • also scored 6897 (1988).
  • also scored 6875 (1989).

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

Men

Notes
Below is a list of all other scores equal or superior to 6320 pts:
  • also scored 6632 (2014), 6568 (2011), 6499 (2010) and 6470 (2016).
  • also scored 6484 (2025), 6475 (2025) and 6407 (2024).
  • Roman Šebrle also scored 6420 (2001), 6358 (2000) and 6350 (2004).
  • also scored 6418 (2024) and 6363 (2022).
  • also scored 6415 (2023).
  • also scored 6392 (2021) and 6348 (2018, 2023).
  • also scored 6386 (1999).
  • also scored 6380 (2025) and 6340 (2024).
  • also scored 6365 (2004).
  • also scored 6343.
  • Eelco Sintnicolaas also scored 6341 (2013).

Medalists
Women's Olympic medalists
Women's World Championships medalists
Men's World Indoor Championships medalists
1995 Barcelona
1997 Paris
1999 Maebashi
2001 Lisbon
2003 Birmingham
2004 Budapest
2006 Moscow
2008 Valencia
2010 Doha
2012 Istanbul
2014 Sopot
2016 Portland
2018 Birmingham
2022 Belgrade
2024 Glasgow
2025 Nanjing

Season's bests
Women's heptathlon
19806049
19816788
19826845 Halle
19836935
19846946
19856718 Baton Rouge
19867158
19877128
19887291
19897007
19906783
19916878 New York City
19927044
19936837
19946741
19956715 Götzis
19966942 Götzis
19976787
19986559
19996861
20006842 Götzis
20016736 Götzis
20026542
20037001 Saint-Denis
20046952
20056889
20066740
20077032
20086733
20096731
20106823
20116790 Götzis
20126955
20136623
20146682 Götzis
20156808 Götzis
20166810 Rio de Janeiro
20177013 Götzis
20186816
20196981
20206419 Götzis
20216791
20226947 Eugene
20236988 Götzis
20246880 Saint-Denis

Men's indoor heptathlon
19996386 Maebashi
20006424 Ghent
20016420 Lisbon
20026291 Tallinn
20036412 Moscow
20046438 Budapest
20056232 Madrid
20066229 Moscow
20076196 Birmingham
20086371 Valencia
20096362 Turin
20106499 Fayetteville
20116568 Tallinn
20126645 Istanbul
20136372 Gothenburg
20146632 Sopot
20156353 Prague
20166470 Portland
20176479 Belgrade
20186348 Birmingham
20196218 Glasgow
20206320 Kirov
20216392 Toruń
20226489 Belgrade
20236639 Albuquerque
20246418 Glasgow

National records
Women's heptathlon
Updated 21 September 2025.
Equal or superior to 6200 pts:

7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee23–24 September 1988
7032 Carolina Klüft25–26 August 2007
7013 27–28 May 2017Götzis
7007 10–11 June 1989
6985 30–31 May 1992Götzis
6981 Katarina Johnson-Thompson2–4 October 2019
6942 25–26 May 1996Götzis
6889 4–5 June 2005
6867 17–18 July 2022Eugene
6832 25–26 August 2007
6815 Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa27–28 May 2017Götzis
6808 Brianne Theisen-Eaton30–31 May 2015Götzis
6750 11–12 September 1993
6742 Yorgelis Rodríguez26–27 May 2018Götzis
6714 Kate O'Connor19–20 September 2025
6695 27–28 January 1990
6672 Adrianna Sułek17–18 July 2022Eugene
6658 30–31 May 1992Götzis
6651 Xénia Krizsán29–30 May 2021Götzis
6639 Annik Kälin8–9 August 2024Saint-Denis
6635 17–18 August 1993
6619 1–2 August 1992
6604 Remigija Nazaroviene10–11 June 1989
6591 29–30 June 2019
6563 19–20 July 2025
6527 Diane Guthrie-Gresham2–3 June 1995Knoxville
6475 Martha Araújo31 May – 1 June 2025Götzis
6462 29–30 May 1999
6460 Eliška Klučinová14–15 June 2014
6423 27–28 August 1983Chişinău
6423 Margaret Simpson28–29 May 2005Götzis
6418 13–14 May 2021College Station
6392 26–27 August 1991
6379 7–8 June 2024
6371 10–11 June 2015
6349 Yekaterina Voronina28–29 May 2021
6304 María Vicente24–25 April 2021Lana
6293 Jana Koščak27–28 May 2023Götzis
6280 Grit Šadeiko27–28 May 2017Götzis
6278 28 February – 1 March 1992
6274 Odile Ahouanwanou19–20 June 2021
6272 Yelena Davydova13–14 July 1987
6250 29–30 May 2021Götzis
6235 27–28 May 2006Götzis
6230 16–17 July 2005Logroño
6226 25–26 August 2007
6211 Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha16–17 March 2004

Men's indoor heptathlon
Updated 16 April 2025.
Equal or superior to 6000 pts:

6645 9–10 March 2012
6558 7–8 March 2025
6518 Ayden Owens-Delerme10–11 March 2023
6506 7–8 March 2025
6489 18–19 March 2022
6479 4–5 March 2017
6438 Roman Šebrle6–7 March 2004
6437 22–23 March 2025
6415 28 February – 1 March 1998
6412 7–8 February 2003
6388 7–8 March 2025
6372 Eelco Sintnicolaas2–3 March 2013
6344 18–19 March 2022
6340 26–27 January 2024
6303 Andrei Krauchanka7–8 March 2014
6293 Jón Arnar Magnússon6–7 March 1999
6259 Thomas van der Plaetsen7–8 March 2014
Jente Hauttekeete7–8 March 2025Apeldoorn
6254 30–31 January 2010
6249 Dezső Szabó28 February – 1 March 1998
6249 Jorge Ureña28–29 January 2017
6229 15–16 February 2008
6188 Timothy Duckworth9–10 March 2018College Station
6142 Henrik Dagård11–12 March 1995
6099 Mihail Dudaš2–3 March 2013
6076 20–21 February 2021
6065 20–21 February 2010
6036 Darko Pešić6–7 February 2021
6035 Maurice Smith25–26 February 2005Fayetteville
6032 Prodromos Korkizoglou11–12 February 2000
6029 18–19 March 2022
6010 José Fernando Ferreira22–23 March 2025

Men's heptathlon under-20 records
Key:

✕ = Inadequate doping control

( 7.10 - 7.53 - 13.97 - 2.15 / 8.21 - 4.50 - 2:40.15 )
( 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)

7.26 kg15.06 m793 14 December 2017 Šiauliai
Andrei Krauchanka 5 February 2005Reval Hotels Cup
Senior implements 3466Andrei Krauchanka 5 February 2005Reval Hotels Cup
1.067 m7.841022Ayden Owens 9 March 2019NCAA Division 1 Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham
Senior implements 2663André Niklaus 6 February 2000Frankfurt-Kalbach Int. ME MeetingFrankfurt-Kalbach

See also
  • Combined events at the Olympics

Other multiple event contests include:

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