Women's heptathlon at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 12–13 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning points | 6810 NR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's heptathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was won by Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 12–13 August. [1]
The defending 2012 Olympic champion and the 2015 World Champion, Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill ranked second on the years rankings with 6733 points. The 2015 World runner-up Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Canada topped the season's lists with 32 points more. Katarina Johnson-Thompson had one of the highest personal best scores, though her fitness for the two-day event was in question, ranking 17th in the world. Other strong entrants included 2016 European Champion Anouk Vetter and world medallist Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (ranked third and fourth for the season). [2] [3] While South American Champion Evelis Aguilar from Colombia did not reach the top 10 she improved her personal best in 5 events during the competition.
In the first event Ennis-Hill was the expected top finisher with 12.84 seconds (her best in a championship since the London Olympics). Theisen-Eaton was off her best at 13.18 and Johnson-Thompson was a tenth off her own. The top three performers were rounded out by Barbadian Akela Jones (13.00) and Dutchwoman Nadine Visser (13.02). [4]
World heptathlon bests came in the high jump, courtesy of Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam and Johnson-Thompson's clearances of 1.98 m (the latter setting an outright British record). The pair led the rankings after the second event. Jones was short of her best but still cleared 1.89 m to place fourth. Ennis-Hill and Theisen-Eaton performed close to their best and remained in the top five overall. [5]
Despite an elbow injury, Thiam topped the shot put with 14.91 m to take the lead in the third round. Solid marks from Ennis-Hill, Theisen-Eaton and Jones saw them remain in the top five. Her weakest event, Johnson-Thompson slid to out of the lead and into sixth place after a poor 11.68 m. Germany's Carolin Schäfer moved into the top five with a personal best. Barbara Nwaba and Visser placed in the top three of this event but remained outside the top eight. [6]
In the last event of the day, Johnson-Thompson was best in the 200 m, winning in 23.26 seconds to lift herself back to fourth. Ennis-Hill was the next best, moving into the lead as a result, and Thiam was in second after delivering her best first-day performance. Jones and Schäfer made up the top five, while a slow run from Theisen-Eaton saw her drop to sixth. [7]
Thiam regained the lead as a result of a 6.58 m personal best in the long jump. Britain's Ennis-Hill and Johnson-Thompson both were a little short of their best with 6.34 m and 6.51 m, respectively, but remained in the top three. Akela Jones stayed in fourth place. Theisen-Eaton scored over 1000 points in the event, but remained nearly 150 points off the lead in fifth. Claudia Rath was the second best performer of the round with 6.55 m but was down the order in 14th. [8]
Despite carrying an elbow injury, Thiam excelled in the javelin with a personal best of 53.13 m. Ennis-Hill remained in second through her throw of 46.06 m, while Theisen-Eaton's 47.36 m put her ahead of fourth-placed Schäfer. A poor throw of 36.36 m pushed Johnson-Thompson out of medal contention. Latvia's Laura Ikauniece-Admidina was the best of the round with 55.93 m, moving into fifth before the final event. Sofía Yfantídou of Greece was the other strong performer of the event with 54.57 m, moving her out of last place. [9] [10]
At the start of the seventh event, Thiam had a 142-point lead worth nearly ten seconds for the 800 m. In the final race, Ennis-Hill took to the front and was on for a personal best at the halfway point, trailed by Theisen-Eaton, Johnson-Thompson and Ikauniece-Admidina. The Briton finished the race in first with 2:09.07 minutes (a season's best). Latvia's Ikauniece-Admidina had a personal best to finish second, but with Theisen-Eaton, close behind, she retained her bronze medal spot. Thiam ran her fifth lifetime best of the competition ended with 2:16.54 minutes. She remained 35 points clear at the top of the leaderboard and won the gold medal in a Belgian national record of 6810 points. Ennis-Hill relinquished her title with a 6775-point silver medal performance while Theisen-Eaton made her first Olympic podium in 6653 points. The standard of the performances in the field was high, with six women going beyond 6500 points in a heptathlon for the first time and best ever score for placings across the field from sixth onwards (bar ninth and twelfth). [11] The event would ultimately prove to be Ennis-Hill's final major competition, as she announced her retirement from athletics two months later. [12]
The medals were presented by Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, IOC member, Belgium and Sylvia Barlag, Council Member of the IAAF.
The heptathlon consists of seven track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The seven event scores are summed to give a total for the heptathlon.
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 7291 pts | Seoul, South Korea | 23–24 September 1988 |
Olympic record | ||||
2016 World leading | ![]() | 6765 pts | Götzis, Austria | 29–30 May 2016 |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athlete | Points | Notes |
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Belgium | ![]() | 6810 | WL |
Cuba | ![]() | 6452 | = |
Country | Athlete | Event | Height | Notes |
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Great Britain | ![]() | High jump | 1.98 m | WHB |
All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 12 August 2016 | 09:35 10:50 20:35 22:05 | 100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres |
Saturday, 13 August 2016 | 11:45 20:00 22:50 | Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres |
KEY: | WHB | World Heptathlon Best | OHB | Olympic Heptathlon Best | NR | National Record | PB | Personal Best | SB | Seasonal Best | DQ | Disqualified | DNS | Did not start | DNF | Did not finish |
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s [13]
Key
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall | Overall rank |
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1 | A | Nafissatou Thiam | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | 1.98 | 1211 | WHB, PB | 2252 | 2 |
A | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.98 | WHB, NR | 2264 | 1 | ||
3 | A | Jessica Ennis-Hill | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.89 | 1093 | SB | 2242 | 3 | |||
A | Akela Jones | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xxo | xo | xxo | o | xxo | xxx | 1.89 | 2217 | 4 | ||||||
5 | A | Brianne Theisen Eaton | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | 1.86 | 1054 | SB | 2151 | 5 | ||||
A | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.86 | PB | 2062 | 10 | ||||||
A | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.86 | 2088 | 8 | |||||||
B | Jennifer Oeser | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.86 | PB | 2077 | 9 | ||||||
9 | B | Carolin Schäfer | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.83 | 1016 | SB | 2122 | 7 | |||||
A | Barbara Nwaba | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.83 | 2012 | 12 | ||||||||
A | Kendell Williams | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.83 | 2134 | 6 | ||||||||
12 | A | Eliska Klucinova | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.80 | 978 | 1946 | 22 | |||||||
A | Alina Fyodorova | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.80 | 1942 | 24 | |||||||||
B | Heather Miller-Koch | ![]() | – | – | – | xo | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.80 | 2019 | 13 | |||||||||
15 | A | Katerina Cachova | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.77 | 941 | 2037 | 11 | ||||||||
B | Hanna Kasyanova | ![]() | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | xxo | o | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 1968 | 18 | |||||||||
B | Ivona Dadic | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 1942 | 23 | |||||||||
B | Anouk Vetter | ![]() | – | – | – | xo | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 1996 | 16 | |||||||||
A | Uhunoma Osazuwa | ![]() | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | 1955 | 20 | ||||||||||
A | Laura Ikauniece-Admidina | ![]() | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | 2016 | 14 | ||||||||||
B | Xénia Krizsán | ![]() | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 1968 | 18 | |||||||||
B | Antoinette Nana Djimou | ![]() | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 2010 | 15 | |||||||||
B | Nadine Broersen | ![]() | – | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | SB | 1982 | 17 | |||||||||
24 | B | Claudia Rath | ![]() | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.74 | 903 | 1934 | 25 | |||||||||
B | Evelis Aguilar | ![]() | xo | – | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.74 | PB | 1904 | 26 | ||||||||||
26 | A | Alysbeth Felix | ![]() | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | 1.68 | 830 | 1798 | 27 | |||||||||||
B | Vanessa Chefer | ![]() | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.68 | 1775 | 29 | |||||||||||||
B | Nadine Visser | ![]() | – | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.68 | 1951 | 21 | |||||||||||||
29 | B | Sofia Yfantidou | ![]() | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.65 | 795 | SB | 1775 | 28 | |||||||||||
B | Ekaterina Voronina | ![]() | – | – | – | xo | – | xr | 1.65 | 1609 | 30 | |||||||||||||
– | B | Grit Sadeiko | ![]() | NM | 0 | DNS | 0 | – |
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall | Overall rank |
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1 | B | Nafissatou Thiam | ![]() | 14.41 | 13.30 | 14.91 | 14.91 | 855 | 3107 | 1 | |
2 | B | Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | ![]() | 14.88 | 14.75 | 14.74 | 14.88 | 853 | 2863 | 10 | |
3 | A | Barbara Nwaba | ![]() | 13.59 | 13.96 | 14.81 | 14.81 | 848 | 2869 | 9 | |
4 | A | Anouk Vetter | ![]() | 14.78 | x | 14.41 | 14.78 | 846 | 2842 | 12 | |
5 | B | Carolin Schäfer | ![]() | 13.83 | 13.86 | 14.57 | 14.57 | 832 | PB | 2954 | 4 |
6 | B | Eliska Klucinova | ![]() | 14.41 | x | x | 14.41 | 821 | 2767 | 15 | |
7 | A | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | ![]() | 14.39 | x | 13.95 | 14.39 | 820 | 2882 | 8 | |
8 | A | Alina Fodorova | ![]() | x | x | 14.38 | 14.38 | 820 | 2761 | 16 | |
9 | B | Jennifer Oeser | ![]() | 14.28 | 13.67 | 13.91 | 14.28 | 813 | SB | 2890 | 7 |
10 | A | Akela Jones | ![]() | 13.31 | 14.09 | 12.34 | 14.09 | 800 | 3017 | 3 | |
11 | A | Nadine Broersen | ![]() | 13.84 | x | 14.04 | 14.04 | 797 | 2779 | 13 | |
12 | B | Jessica Ennis-Hill | ![]() | 13.44 | 13.34 | 13.86 | 13.86 | 785 | 3027 | 2 | |
13 | B | Xénia Krizsán | ![]() | 13.14 | 13.65 | 13.78 | 13.78 | 779 | 2747 | 17 | |
14 | B | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() | 12.58 | 13.69 | x | 13.69 | 773 | 2861 | 11 | |
15 | A | Evelis Aguilar | ![]() | 11.66 | 13.60 | 12.23 | 13.60 | 767 | PB | 2671 | 24 |
16 | B | Laura Ikauniece-Admidina | ![]() | 13.52 | 13.38 | 13.15 | 13.52 | 762 | 2778 | 14 | |
17 | A | Brianne Theisen Eaton | ![]() | 13.36 | 13.45 | 13.36 | 13.45 | 757 | 2908 | 5 | |
18 | A | Ivona Dadic | ![]() | 13.09 | 13.43 | x | 13.43 | 756 | 2698 | 22 | |
19 | B | Hanna Kasyanova | ![]() | 12.73 | 12.43 | 13.25 | 13.25 | 744 | 2712 | 21 | |
20 | B | Uhunoma Osazuwa | ![]() | 11.67 | 12.86 | 13.15 | 13.15 | 737 | PB | 2692 | 23 |
21 | A | Vanessa Chefer | ![]() | 13.04 | x | 13.06 | 13.06 | 731 | 2506 | 27 | |
22 | B | Sofia Yfantidou | ![]() | x | 12.97 | 12.75 | 12.97 | 725 | 2500 | 28 | |
23 | A | Heather Miller-Koch | ![]() | 12.45 | 12.91 | 12.91 | 12.91 | 721 | 2740 | 19 | |
24 | B | Nadine Visser | ![]() | 12.31 | 12.84 | 12.11 | 12.84 | 717 | SB | 2668 | 25 |
25 | A | Claudia Rath | ![]() | 12.83 | 12.54 | 12.76 | 12.83 | 716 | 2650 | 26 | |
26 | A | Katerina Cachova | ![]() | 11.58 | 11.95 | 12.38 | 12.38 | 686 | 2723 | 20 | |
27 | A | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() | x | 11.68 | 11.19 | 11.68 | 640 | 2904 | 6 | |
28 | A | Alysbeth Felix | ![]() | 11.36 | 10.84 | 10.88 | 11.36 | 619 | 2417 | 29 | |
29 | B | Kendell Williams | ![]() | 11.21 | x | x | 11.21 | 609 | 2743 | 18 | |
– | B | Ekaterina Voronina | ![]() | NM | 0 | DNS | 1609 | 30 | |||
– | A | Grit Sadeiko | ![]() | NM | 0 | DNS | 0 | – |
Wind: -0.7, +0.4, +0.0, -0.1 m/s. [17] [18]
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall | Overall rank |
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1 | A | Nafissatou Thiam | ![]() | x | 6.18 | 6.58 | 6.58 | 1033 | PB | 5018 | 1 |
2 | B | Claudia Rath | ![]() | 6.39 | 6.52 | 6.55 | 6.55 | 1023 | 4608 | 14 | |
3 | B | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() | 6.51 | x | 6.47 | 6.51 | 1010 | 4967 | 3 | |
4 | B | Brianne Theisen Eaton | ![]() | x | 6.48 | 6.35 | 6.48 | 1001 | 4872 | 5 | |
5 | B | Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | ![]() | 6.32 | 6.17 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 985 | SB | 4728 | 8 |
6 | B | Nadine Visser | ![]() | 6.05 | 6.35 | 6.03 | 6.35 | 959 | 4575 | 15 | |
7 | A | Jessica Ennis-Hill | ![]() | 6.34 | 6.29 | 6.03 | 6.34 | 956 | 5013 | 2 | |
8 | A | Kendell Williams | ![]() | x | 6.31 | 6.30 | 6.31 | 946 | 4661 | 13 | |
8 | B | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | ![]() | 5.99 | 6.31 | x | 6.31 | 946 | SB | 4680 | 11 |
10 | A | Akela Jones | ![]() | 6.20 | 6.26 | 6.30 | 6.30 | 943 | 4907 | 4 | |
11 | A | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() | x | 6.25 | 5.87 | 6.25 | 927 | SB | 4744 | 7 |
12 | A | Evelis Aguilar | ![]() | 6.04 | 6.23 | x | 6.23 | 921 | PB | 4561 | 18 |
13 | A | Alysbeth Felix | ![]() | 5.38 | 6.01 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 918 | 4246 | 28 | |
14 | B | Carolin Schäfer | ![]() | 6.20 | x | x | 6.20 | 912 | 4848 | 6 | |
15 | A | Jennifer Oeser | ![]() | 5.99 | x | 6.19 | 6.19 | 908 | SB | 4686 | 10 |
16 | A | Heather Miller-Koch | ![]() | 6.16 | x | x | 6.16 | 899 | 4529 | 19 | |
17 | A | Nadine Broersen | ![]() | 6.15 | x | 6.04 | 6.15 | 896 | SB | 4567 | 17 |
18 | B | Laura Ikauniece-Admidina | ![]() | x | 6.12 | 6.07 | 6.12 | 887 | 4669 | 12 | |
19 | A | Anouk Vetter | ![]() | 6.03 | 6.10 | 5.94 | 6.10 | 880 | 4709 | 9 | |
19 | B | Vanessa Chefer | ![]() | 5.89 | 5.94 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 880 | 4356 | 27 | |
21 | A | Xénia Krizsán | ![]() | 6.02 | 6.08 | x | 6.08 | 874 | 4486 | 23 | |
21 | B | Eliška Klučinová | ![]() | 6.08 | x | x | 6.08 | 874 | 4494 | 21 | |
23 | B | Ivona Dadic | ![]() | 5.98 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 865 | 4487 | 22 | |
24 | A | Alina Fodorova | ![]() | 6.00 | 5.96 | 4.35 | 6.00 | 850 | 4458 | 24 | |
25 | A | Kateřina Cachová | ![]() | x | 5.91 | 5.90 | 5.91 | 822 | 4495 | 20 | |
26 | B | Hanna Kasyanova | ![]() | 5.88 | x | 5.88 | 5.88 | 813 | 4449 | 25 | |
27 | B | Barbara Nwaba | ![]() | x | x | 5.81 | 5.81 | 792 | 4569 | 16 | |
28 | B | Uhunoma Osazuwa | ![]() | 5.53 | 5.72 | 5.61 | 5.72 | 765 | 4374 | 26 | |
29 | B | Sofia Yfantidou | ![]() | x | x | 5.51 | 5.51 | 703 | 3972 | 29 | |
– | — | Ekaterina Voronina | ![]() | – | – | – | NM | 0 | 1609 | 30 | |
– | — | Grit Sadeiko | ![]() | – | – | – | NM | 0 | 0 | – |
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall | Overall rank |
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1 | B | Laura Ikauniece-Admidina | ![]() | 50.74 | 55.91 | 55.93 | 55.93 | 975 | PB | 5644 | 5 |
2 | B | Sofia Yfantidou | ![]() | 48.52 | 51.15 | 54.57 | 54.57 | 949 | 4921 | 27 | |
3 | B | Nafissatou Thiam | ![]() | 53.13 | x | 46.37 | 53.13 | 921 | PB | 5939 | 1 |
4 | B | Nadine Broersen | ![]() | 47.92.16 | 50.77 | 50.80 | 50.80 | 876 | 5443 | 13 | |
5 | B | Xénia Krizsán | ![]() | 48.027 | 49.53 | 49.78 | 49.78 | 856 | SB | 5342 | 17 |
6 | A | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() | 48.89 | 43.77 | x | 48.89 | 839 | PB | 5583 | 7 |
7 | B | Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | ![]() | 48.28 | 48.76 | x | 48.76 | 836 | 5564 | 9 | |
8 | B | Anouk Vetter | ![]() | 43.34 | 48.42 | x | 48.42 | 830 | 5539 | 10 | |
9 | A | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | ![]() | 48.07 | 45.01 | 46.04 | 48.07 | 823 | SB | 5503 | 11 |
10 | B | Carolin Schäfer | ![]() | 47.36 | 47.99 | x | 47.99 | 821 | 5669 | 4 | |
11 | B | Brianne Theisen Eaton | ![]() | 47.36 | 45.94 | 43.86 | 47.36 | 809 | 5681 | 3 | |
12 | B | Jennifer Oeser | ![]() | 47.22 | 46.11 | 46.52 | 47.22 | 806 | 5492 | 12 | |
13 | A | Evelis Aguilar | ![]() | 46.90 | 40.40 | 40.20 | 46.90 | 800 | PB | 5362 | 15 |
14 | B | Barbara Nwaba | ![]() | 46.85 | 42.58 | x | 46.85 | 799 | 5368 | 14 | |
15 | A | Eliska Klucinova | ![]() | 45.93 | 42.04 | 46.73 | 46.73 | 797 | SB | 5291 | 18 |
16 | B | Ivona Dadic | ![]() | 45.39 | 46.08 | 43.01 | 46.08 | 784 | 5271 | 20 | |
17 | B | Jessica Ennis-Hill | ![]() | 45.91 | 46.06 | 42.17 | 46.06 | 784 | 5797 | 2 | |
18 | B | Vanessa Chefer | ![]() | 45.05 | x | 42.87 | 45.05 | 764 | 5120 | 23 | |
19 | A | Nadine Visser | ![]() | 37.66 | 42.48 | 40.49 | 42.48 | 715 | SB | 5290 | 19 |
20 | A | Akela Jones | ![]() | 40.93 | 34.75 | 42.00 | 42.00 | 706 | PB | 5613 | 6 |
21 | A | Kendell Williams | ![]() | 38.85 | 40.93 | 38.43 | 40.93 | 685 | 5346 | 16 | |
22 | A | Heather Miller-Koch | ![]() | 40.16 | 40.25 | x | 40.25 | 672 | 5201 | 22 | |
23 | A | Alysbeth Felix | ![]() | 36.83 | 39.69 | 40.17 | 40.17 | 671 | PB | 4917 | 28 |
24 | A | Claudia Rath | ![]() | 36.20 | 39.39 | x | 39.39 | 656 | 5264 | 21 | |
25 | B | Hanna Kasyanova | ![]() | x | x | 39.10 | 39.10 | 631 | 5080 | 25 | |
26 | A | Katerina Cachova | ![]() | 37.77 | 35.84 | 36.95 | 37.77 | 625 | 5120 | 24 | |
27 | A | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | ![]() | 36.36 | x | 33.42 | 36.36 | 598 | 5565 | 8 | |
28 | A | Alina Fodorova | ![]() | 35.44 | 35.20 | 28.97 | 35.44 | 580 | SB | 5038 | 26 |
29 | A | Uhunoma Osazuwa | ![]() | 33.42 | 33.41 | 30.20 | 33.42 | 542 | 4916 | 29 | |
– | — | Ekaterina Voronina | ![]() | – | – | – | NM | 0 | DNS | 1609 | 30 |
– | — | Grit Sadeiko | ![]() | – | – | – | NM | 0 | DNS | 0 | – |
The final results of the event are in the following table. [25]
♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.
Rank | Athlete | Points | 100 h | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m |
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![]() | ![]() | 6810 (NR, WL) | 1041 13.56 s | 1211 1.98 m♦ | 855 14.91 m♦ | 878 25.10 s | 1033 6.58 m♦ | 921 53.13 m | 871 2:16.54 |
![]() | ![]() | 6775 (SB) | 1149 12.84 s♦ | 1093 1.89 m | 785 13.86 m | 1030 23.49 s | 956 6.34 m | 784 46.06 m | 978 2:09.07 |
![]() | ![]() | 6653 | 1097 13.18 s | 1054 1.86 m | 757 13.45 m | 963 24.18 s | 1001 6.48 m | 809 47.36 m | 972 2:09.50 |
4 | ![]() | 6617 | 1075 13.33 s | 941 1.77 m | 762 13.52 m | 1004 23.76 s | 887 6.12 m | 975 55.93 m♦ | 973 2:09.43 |
5 | ![]() | 6540 | 1106 13.12 s | 1016 1.83 m | 832 14.57 m | 982 23.99 s | 912 6.20 m | 821 47.99 m | 871 2:16.52 |
6 | ![]() | 6523 (SB) | 1053 13.48 s | 1211 1.98 m♦ | 640 11.68 m | 1053 23.26 s♦ | 1010 6.51 m | 598 36.36 m | 958 2:10.47 |
7 | ![]() | 6481 (NR) | 1034 13.61 s | 1054 1.86 m | 773 13.69 m | 956 24.26 s | 927 6.25 m | 839 48.89 m | 898 2:14.65 |
8 | ![]() | 6442 (PB) | 1008 13.79 s | 1054 1.86 m | 820 14.39 m | 852 25.38 s | 946 6.31 m | 823 48.07 m | 939 2:11.76 |
9 | ![]() | 6401 (SB) | 1023 13.69 s | 1054 1.86 m | 813 14.28 m | 888 24.99 s | 908 6.19 m | 806 47.22 m | 909 2:13.82 |
10 | ![]() | 6394 | 1055 13.47 s | 941 1.77 m | 846 14.78 m | 987 23.93 s | 880 6.10 m | 830 48.42 m | 855 2:17.71 |
11 | ![]() | 6383 | 1069 13.37 s | 941 1.77 m | 853 14.88 m | 880 25.07 s | 985 6.43 m | 836 48.76 m | 819 2:20.36 |
12 | ![]() | 6309 | 1005 13.81 s | 1016 1.83 m | 848 14.81 m | 908 24.77 s | 792 5.81 m | 799 46.85 m | 941 2:11.61 |
13 | ![]() | 6300 | 1041 13.56 s | 941 1.77 m | 797 14.04 m | 892 24.94 s | 896 6.15 m | 876 50.80 m | 857 2:17.55 |
14 | ![]() | 6270 | 1031 13.63 s | 903 1.74 m | 716 12.83 m | 935 24.48 s | 1023 6.55 m | 656 39.39 m | 1006 2:07.22 |
15 | ![]() | 6263 | 1001 13.84 s | 903 1.74 m | 767 13.60 m | 969 24.12 s | 921 6.23 m | 800 46.90 m | 902 2:14.32 |
16 | ![]() | 6257 | 1027 13.66 s | 941 1.77 m | 779 13.78 m | 865 25.24 s | 874 6.08 m | 856 49.78 m | 915 2:13.46 |
17 | ![]() | 6221 | 1118 13.04 s | 1016 1.83 m | 609 11.21 m | 972 24.09 s | 946 6.31 m | 685 40.93 m | 875 2:16.24 |
18 | ![]() | 6213 | 1041 13.56 s | 978 1.80 m | 721 12.91 m | 890 24.97 s | 899 6.16 m | 672 40.25 m | 1012 2:06.82♦ |
19 | ![]() | 6190 | 1121 13.02 s | 830 1.68 m | 717 12.84 m | 948 24.34 s | 959 6.35 m | 715 42.48 m | 900 2:14.47 |
20 | ![]() | 6173 | 1124 13.00 s | 1093 1.89 m | 800 14.09 m | 947 24.35 s | 943 6.30 m | 706 42.00 m | 560 2:41.12 |
21 | ![]() | 6155 | 1001 13.84 s | 941 1.77 m | 756 13.43 m | 924 24.60 s | 865 6.05 m | 784 46.08 m | 884 2:15.64 |
22 | ![]() | 6077 | 968 14.07 s | 978 1.80 m | 821 14.41 m | 853 25.37 s | 874 6.08 m | 797 46.73 m | 786 2:22.81 |
23 | ![]() | 6024 | 945 14.24 s | 830 1.68 m | 731 13.06 m | 970 24.11 s | 880 6.10 m | 764 45.05 m | 904 2:14.20 |
24 | ![]() | 5958 | 1096 13.19 s | 941 1.77 m | 686 12.38 m | 950 24.32 s | 822 5.91 m | 625 37.77 m | 838 2:18.95 |
25 | ![]() | 5951 | 1027 13.66 s | 941 1.77 m | 744 13.25 m | 924 24.60 s | 813 5.88 m | 631 38.10 m | 871 2:16.58 |
26 | ![]() | 5805 | 968 14.07 s | 830 1.68 m | 619 11.36 m | 911 24.74 s | 918 6.22 m | 671 40.17 m | 888 2:15.32 |
27 | ![]() | 5613 | 980 13.99 s | 795 1.65 m | 725 12.97 m | 769 26.32 s | 703 5.51 m | 949 54.57 m | 692 2:30.08 |
28 | ![]() | 5038 | 964 14.10 s | 978 1.80 m | 819 14.38 m | 847 25.4 s | 850 6.00 m | 580 35.44 m | 0 DNF |
29 | ![]() | 4916 | 1014 13.75 s | 941 1.77 m | 737 13.15 m | 917 24.67 s | 765 5.72 m | 542 33.42 m | 0 DQ |
– | ![]() | 1609* | 814 15.21 s | 795 1.65 m | Did not participate | ||||
– | ![]() | DNF | 0 DNF | Did not participate |
* – Ekaterina Voronina retired during the high jump and did not participate in the remaining events.
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