A multi-event track-and-field competition discipline for women, consisting of seven events held over two consecutive days; (first day) 100 m hurdles, shot put, high jump, 200 m; (second day) long jump, javelin, and 800 m. It replaced the pentathlon in 1981.The world record of 7291 points was set by Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (1962 ) of the USA, at Seoul, South Korea, in 1988.
World Record
The current heptathlon world record is:
Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7291 pts Seoul September 24, 1988Top 10 performers
Accurate as of January 1, 2006.
| Mark | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | Seoul | September 24, 1988 |
| 7007 | Larisa Turchinskaya | USSR | Bryansk | June 11, 1989 |
| 7001 | Carolina Klüft | Sweden | Saint-Denis | August 24, 2003 |
| 6985 | Sabine Braun | Germany | Götzis | May 31, 1992 |
| 6942 | Ghada Shouaa | Syria | Götzis | May 26, 1996 |
| 6935 | Ramona Neubert | East Germany | Moscow | June 19, 1983 |
| 6889 | Eunice Barber | France | Arles | June 5, 2005 |
| 6859 | Natalya Shubenkova | USSR | Kyiv | June 21, 1984 |
| 6858 | Anke Vater-Behmer | East Germany | Seoul | September 24, 1988 |
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