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A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletics event consisting of seven events. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
Structure There are two versions of the heptathlon. The first is contested outdoors by women, and consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, the remaining three on day two: The other version is only contested during the indoor season, and normally only by men. It consists of the following events (first four on day one, remaining three on day two): Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ...
Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...
Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...
Sprints are races in athletics. ...
Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...
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Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ...
The scoring is similar for both versions. In each event, the athlete scores points according to the marks achieved. The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition. Sprints are races in athletics. ...
Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...
Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...
Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...
Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ...
Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ...
Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ...
The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the women's multi-event contest (javelin throw and the 800 m were added). This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ...
World record The current heptathlon world record is 7291 points by Jackie Joyner-Kersee, in Seoul, Korea, on September 24, 1988. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ...
September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
Her scores in each event were:
| Event | Performance | Wind (m/s) | Points | | 100 m hurdles | 12.69 secs | +0.5 | 1172 | | High jump | 1.86 m | | 1054 | | Shot put | 15.80 m | | 915 | | 200 m | 22.56 secs | +1.6 | 1123 | | Long jump | 7.27 m | +0.7 | 1264 | | Javelin | 45.66 | | 776 | | 800 m | 2 mins 08.51 secs | | 987 | Kersee also holds a further six top-ten places on the all-time performance lists.
Top 10 performers Accurate as of January 1, 2006. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Seoul (서울) [] is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ...
Larisa Turchinskaya (Russian: ), née Nikitina (Ðикитина), born 29 April 1965 in Kostroma, is a retired Russian heptathlete. ...
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Carolina Evelyn Klüft (Swedish IPA: ) (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. ...
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Sabine Braun (born June 19, 1965 in Essen) is a German Olympic athlete in track and field. ...
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Ghada Shouaa (born September 10, 1972) is a former Syrian heptathlete. ...
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Eunice Barber (born November 17, 1974 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an athlete competing in heptathlon and long jump. ...
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Anke Behmer, née Vater (born June 5, 1961 in Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon. ...
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Seoul (서울) [] is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ...
Other famous heptathletes - Jessica Ennis, UK
- Denise Lewis, UK
- Kelly Sotherton, UK
- Jessica Zelinka, Canada
- Lyudima Blonska, Ukraine
- Heike Drechsler, Germany
- Margaret Simpson, Ghana
- Karin Ruckstuhl, The Netherlands
- Lilly Schwarzkopf, Germany
- Austra Skujyte, Lithuania (world record-holder for the decathlon)
Jessica Ennis yo da mad respet to yours is own, jessica ennis. ...
Denise Lewis OBE (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ...
Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British heptathlete. ...
Jessica Zelinka (born 3 September 1981 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian heptathlete. ...
Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
Maggie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons. ...
Karin Ruckstuhl (born 2 November 1980 in Baden, Switzerland) is a Dutch heptathlete. ...
Lilli Schwarzkopf (born August 28, 1983) is a German heptathlete. ...
Austra Skujytė (born August 12, 1979 in Biržai) is a Lithuanian athlete, competing in both the heptathlon and the decathlon. ...
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External links | Athletics events | | Sprints: 60 m | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m This article is becoming very long. ...
The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ...
Irina Press (born March 10, 1939 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR) has won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles (1960) and pentathlon (1964). ...
Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born September 26, 1942 in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia) (née Ingrid Becker) (sometimes incorrectly Ingrid Mickler in result lists) is a former German athlete and a double Olympic champion. ...
Dame Mary Peters (born July 6, 1939) is a former British pentathlete. ...
Siegrun Siegl has won an Olympic gold in pentathlon. ...
Nadezhda Tkachenko (born September 19, 1948) is a former pentathlete. ...
Glynis Nunn (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. ...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
Ghada Shouaa (born September 10, 1972) is a former Syrian heptathlete. ...
Denise Lewis OBE (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ...
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (Swedish IPA: ) (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. ...
Sprints are short running races in athletics. ...
60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ...
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400 m is a common track running event. ...
Hurdles: 60 m hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ...
A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ...
A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ...
The 110m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. ...
Womens 400m Hurdles The 400m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field (athletics) discipline. ...
Middle distance: 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | steeplechase Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ...
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The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. ...
A track event where you run 7 and 1/2 times around a 400m track. ...
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics (track and field), which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. ...
Long distance: 5,000 m | 10,000 m | half marathon | marathon | ultramarathon | multiday races | Cross country running Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ...
5000 meters, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially five-K (equal to 3. ...
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In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ...
Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ...
An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ...
Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days. ...
The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...
Relays: 4 × 100 m | 4 × 400 m; Racewalking During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters each. ...
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Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...
Throws: Discus | Hammer | Javelin | Shot put Statue of discus thrower in Botanic Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark The Discus throw is an athletic throwing event in track and field competition. ...
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum 4 ft (1. ...
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Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...
Jumps: High jump | Long jump | Pole vault | Triple jump Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...
Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ...
Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ...
The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...
Combination: Pentathlon | Heptathlon | Decathlon The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ...
// The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ...
Highly uncommon: Standing high jump | Standing long jump | Standing triple jump The Standing high jump is an athletic event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. ...
The standing long jump is an athletic event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. ...
The standing triple jump is an athletic sport. ...
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