Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's heptathlon

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Women's heptathlon
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates12 April (day 1)
13 April (day 2)
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning points6255
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  2014
2022  

The women's heptathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics program, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 and 13 April 2018. [1]

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)7291 points Seoul, South Korea 23–24 September 1988
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Jane Flemming  (AUS)6695 points Auckland, New Zealand 27–28 January 1990

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Thursday 12 April 201810:05100 metres hurdles
11:00High jump
19:20Shot put
20:57200 metres
Friday 13 April 201810:30Long jump
12:25Javelin throw
20:05800 metres

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Event results

Competitors contested a series of 7 events over two days, with their results being converted into points. The final standings were decided by their cumulative points tallies.

100 metres hurdles

Results after event 1 of 7: [3]

RankHeatLaneAthleteReaction TimeTimePointsNotes
123Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)0.15813.191096 PB
225Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)0.18413.351072
327Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)0.19113.471055 PB
417Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)0.16913.491052
526Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)0.19113.541044
614Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)0.16613.561041 PB
728Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)0.18814.08967
822Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)0.17214.17954
916Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)0.16114.32934 SB
1015Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)0.20514.64890
1113Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)0.15314.99843
1218Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)0.20515.18818 PB
24Flag of England.svg  Katie Stainton  (ENG)0.2150R 168.7b
Wind: +0.3 m/s (H1), +0.6 m/s (H2)

High jump

Results after event 2 of 7: [4]

RankAthlete1.511.541.571.601.631.661.691.721.751.781.811.841.871.90MarkPointsNotesOverallOverall Rank
1Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)ooo xxx1.87106721111
2Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)oooxoo xxx1.871067 PB 20014
3Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)oxoxxooxor1.841029 SB 19965
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)oooxoxxoxoxoxxx1029 PB 20842
5Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)oxxoxoxoxoxxx1.78953=PB 17969
6Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)oooo xxx1.75916=PB 20123
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)oooxoxoo xxx1.72879 PB 19516
8Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)oooooxoxxoxxx1.72879 PB 19207
9Flag of England.svg  Katie Stainton  (ENG)ooooxoxoxxoxxx1.7287987913
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)oxoxoo xxx842173211
11Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)oooooxoxxx1.69842 PB 17969
12Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)oxoxoxxoxxx1.69842 SB 166012
13Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)ooooxoxxx1.6377118238

Shot put

Results after event 3 of 7: [5]

RankAthlete#1#2#3MarkPointsNotesOverallOverall Rank
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)13.85x13.8113.8578425168
2Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)13.6212.6913.2013.62769 PB 27701
3Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)11.6312.2211.3812.22676 PB 26884
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)12.0312.1312.1212.1367027542
5Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)11.8612.0812.1326665
6Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)10.5011.9711.5511.9765924559
7Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)11.7511.5511.5611.7564525657
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)10.9711.5810.7811.58633 PB 242910
9Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)x11.3611.5411.5463127423
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)11.48x11.3411.4862725786
11Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)10.7511.40x11.40621 SB 228112
12Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)10.9510.9011.0611.06599242211
Flag of England.svg  Katie Stainton  (ENG) DNS DNF

200 metres

Results after event 4 of 7: [6]

RankHeatLaneAthleteReaction TimeTimePointsNotesOverallOverall Rank
125Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)0.17223.56102337651
222Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)0.15424.5992536133
312Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)0.16824.8390235684
415Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)0.16825.02885 SB 36392
524Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)0.21425.0388434008
617Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)0.18625.1287634416
727Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)0.14625.2686333189
828Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)0.14625.3685434327
926Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)0.16625.50841327010
1014Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)0.14426.7673235025
1116Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)0.19727.64659 SB 294011
13Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)0.1800R 163.3a242212
Wind: -0.3 m/s (H1), -0.4 m/s (H2)

Long jump

Results after event 5 of 7: [7]

RankAthlete#1#2#3MarkPointsNotesOverallOverall Rank
1Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)6.20
-0.7 m/s
6.50
+0.3 m/s
6.50100747721
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)6.19
+0.3 m/s
6.08
-0.5 m/s
x
-1.8 m/s
6.19908=PB 45472
3Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)5.66
+1.0 m/s
5.99
-1.7 m/s
6.10
-0.5 m/s
6.1088044933
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)5.83
0.0 m/s
6.00
0.0 m/s
6.07
-0.9 m/s
6.0787143035
5Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)5.60
-1.0 m/s
6.06
-1.1 m/s
5.88
-0.5 m/s
6.0686844364
6Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)5.79
-0.9 m/s
5.96
+0.2 m/s
x
+0.1 m/s
5.9683742787
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)5.84
-0.4 m/s
x
-1.2 m/s
x
-2.5 m/s
5.8480142018
8Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)5.82
-0.3 m/s
5.8279542976
9Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)5.72
-0.3 m/s
5.76
-2.2 m/s
x
+0.9 m/s
5.76777319912
10Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)5.54
-0.3 m/s
5.64
+0.1 m/s
x
-0.7 m/s
5.6474140599
11Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)5.30
+0.2 m/s
5.33
-0.3 m/s
5.49
-0.4 m/s
5.49697396710
12Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)5.10
+0.2 m/s
4.98
-0.7 m/s
5.13
-0.9 m/s
5.13595 SB 353511

Javelin throw

Results after event 6 of 7: [8]

RankAthlete#1#2#3MarkPointsNotesOverallOverall Rank
1Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)46.5645.9144.8646.56794 SB 50915
2Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)46.3445.5845.0846.3478948489
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)43.5845.4240.9245.4277249738
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)41.9244.0944.5844.58755 PB 50586
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)41.3442.1443.1143.1172752742
6Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)41.9843.03x43.03726 PB 52193
7Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)38.5641.0841.5741.5769749757
8Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)40.4640.4667654481
9Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)39.9140.34x40.34674 PB 51104
10Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)36.46x38.2138.21633383212
11Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)33.8035.5133.9635.51581411611
12Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)30.6829.9630.8830.88493446010

800 metres

Results after event 7 of 7: [9]

RankHeatLaneNameTimePointsNotes
126Flag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)2:12.18933
213Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)2:13.04921
316Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)2:14.10905 PB
427Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)2:17.40859 PB
512Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)2:17.44859
617Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)2:18.30847
724Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)2:18.79840
815Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)2:19.10836 PB
923Flag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)2:21.24807
1025Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)2:29.73696
1114Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)2:35.42627 SB
1222Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)2:43.14537

Standings

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

The final standings were as follows: [2]

RankAthleteTotalNotes 100 mH HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (ENG)625510441067♦6311023♦1007♦676807
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nina Schultz  (CAN)6133 PB 10551029670885908727859
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Niamh Emerson  (ENG)6043 PB 9671029670902868674933♦
4Flag of Australia.svg  Celeste Mucci  (AUS)5915 PB 1096♦916676925880726696
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Whyte  (CAN)58981072879627854871755840
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Niki Oudenaarden  (CAN)5878890842784♦884801772905
7Flag of India.svg  Purnima Hembram  (IND)5834 PB 1041879645876837697859
8Ulster banner.svg  Katherine O'Connor  (NIR)5695843953659863741789847
9Flag of Australia.svg  Alysha Burnett  (AUS)56289341067♦769732795794♦537
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Holly McArthur  (SCO)5381954842633841697493921
11Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Katy Sealy  (BIZ)4743818842621659595581627
12Flag of Ghana.svg  Elizabeth Dadzie  (GHA)466810527715990777633836
Flag of England.svg  Katie Stainton  (ENG) DNF 0879

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