| 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Heptathlon | men | |
The men's heptathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bryan Clay  United States | Trey Hardee United States | Aleksey Drozdov  Russia |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 6476 | Toronto, Canada | 14 March 1993 |
| Championship record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 6476 | Toronto, Canada | 14 March 1993 |
| World Leading | Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) | 6300 | Penza, Russia | 3 February 2010 |
| African record |  Larbi Bouraada (ALG) | 5911 | Paris, France | 28 February 2010 |
| Asian record |  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) | 6229 | Tallinn, Estonia | 16 February 2008 |
| European record |  Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 6438 | Budapest, Hungary | 7 March 2004 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 6476 | Toronto, Canada | 14 March 1993 |
| Oceanian Record |  Harold Nair (FIJ) | 3498 | Houston, United States | 2 February 2008 |
| South American record |  Gonzalo Barroilhet (CHI) | 5951 | Fayetteville, United States | 15 March 2008 |
Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:
In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 10:15 | 60 metres |
| March 12, 2010 | 10:50 | Long jump |
| March 12, 2010 | 16:35 | Shot put |
| March 12, 2010 | 17:30 | High jump |
| March 13, 2010 | 9:15 | 60 metres hurdles |
| March 13, 2010 | 10:40 | Pole vault |
| March 13, 2010 | 16:40 | 1000 metres |
| March 13, 2010 | 16:40 | Final standings |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Clay | United States | 6.67 | 1003 | SB |
| 2 | Trey Hardee | United States | 6.80 | 955 | SB |
| 3 | Oleksiy Kasyanov |  Ukraine | 6.93 | 907 | |
| 4 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 7.08 | 854 | SB |
| 5 | Leonel Suárez |  Cuba | 7.15 | 830 | |
| 6 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 7.20 | 813 | SB |
| 7 | Andrei Krauchanka |  Belarus | 7.22 | 806 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | 7.68 | 656 | SB |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 7.78 | 1005 | |
| 2 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 7.49 | 932 | SB |
| 3 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 7.38 | 905 | |
| 4 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 7.29 | 883 | |
| 5 | Trey Hardee | United States | 7.28 | 881 | |
| 6 | Bryan Clay | United States | 7.27 | 878 | |
| 7 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 7.12 | 842 | |
| Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 17.17 | 924 | PB |
| 2 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 15.70 | 833 | SB |
| 3 | Bryan Clay | United States | 15.31 | 809 | SB |
| 4 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 14.55 | 762 | |
| 5 | Trey Hardee | United States | 14.54 | 761 | |
| 6 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 13.59 | 703 | |
| 7 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 13.59 | 703 | |
| Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 2.18 | 973 | SB |
| 2 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 2.09 | 887 | |
| 3 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 2.09 | 887 | SB |
| 4 | Trey Hardee | United States | 2.06 | 859 | PB |
| 5 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 2.06 | 859 | SB |
| 6 | Bryan Clay | United States | 2.06 | 859 | SB |
| 7 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 2.00 | 803 | |
| Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Hardee | United States | 7.79 | 1035 | |
| 2 | Bryan Clay | United States | 8.00 | 982 | |
| 3 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 8.01 | 979 | SB |
| 4 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 8.04 | 972 | |
| 5 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 8.24 | 922 | |
| 6 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 8.30 | 908 | |
| 7 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 8.34 | 898 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 5.00 | 910 | |
| 2 | Bryan Clay | United States | 5.00 | 910 | SB |
| 3 | Trey Hardee | United States | 5.00 | 910 | SB |
| 4 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 4.90 | 880 | |
| 5 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 4.80 | 849 | SB |
| 6 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 4.60 | 790 | |
| 7 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 4.40 | 731 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 2:41.70 | 855 | SB |
| 2 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 2:43.78 | 832 | |
| 3 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 2:45.04 | 818 | |
| 4 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 2:45.35 | 815 | SB |
| 5 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 2:46.55 | 802 | SB |
| 6 | Trey Hardee | United States | 2:47.76 | 789 | PB |
| 7 | Bryan Clay | United States | 2:50.28 | 763 | SB |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bryan Clay | United States | 6204 | SB |
 | Trey Hardee | United States | 6184 | SB |
 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 6141 | |
| 4 | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 6124 | |
| 5 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 6024 | SB |
| 6 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 6019 | |
| 7 | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 5764 | |
| Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | DNF |
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