A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά and ἄθλος. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
Tianna Bartoletta is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed fourth in the 100m race then won her first gold by leading off the world record-setting 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won two more golds, first with a personal best to win the long jump then again leading off the victorious 4 × 100 m relay team.
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill is a retired British track and field athlete from England, specialising in the heptathlon and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion, and the 2010 European champion. She is also the 2010 World Indoor pentathlon champion. A member of the City of Sheffield & Dearne athletic club, she is a former British national record holder for the heptathlon. She is also a former British record holder in the 100 metres hurdles, the high jump and the indoor pentathlon.
Gyula Pálóczi was a Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, and due to his versatility the European Athletic Association has called him "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced".
Olga RypakovaAlekseyeva; 30 November 1984) is a former Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007. Her first successes came in the combined events at Asian competitions – she won the women's pentathlon at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and took the heptathlon gold at the 2006 Asian Games the following year.
Lene Stokholm Demsitz (Humlebæk) (Jørgensen) is a retired female long jumper from Denmark. Her personal best jump was 6.72 metres, achieved in August 1985 in Budapest. She is also a two-time national champion in the women's high jump.
Zdzisław Hoffmann is a retired triple jumper from Poland. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships, for which he was named Polish Sportspersonality of the Year at the end of the year.
Gesine Walther is a retired German sprinter.
Katalin Sterk is a retired Hungarian high jumper. Her personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Budapest. She became Hungarian champion in 1980, 1982, 1986 and 1988.
Andrea Breder is a retired West German high jumper, born in Saarbrücken.
Jasmin Feige, née Fischer was a West German long and high jumper. She was born in Leverkusen.
Maria-Christine Soetewey is a retired Belgian high jumper.
Sandra Dini is a retired Italian high jumper.
Larisa Kositsyna is a retired Soviet high jumper. She competed in both the 1983 and 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's high jump.
Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper, the 2023 World champion, a two-time World indoor champion, a two-time European champion, a three-time European indoor champion and a five-time Diamond League Trophy Winner. Considering her achievements and longevity, Ivana Španović is regarded as one of the best all-time female long jumpers, with her indoor 7.24m jump ranked 3rd in all-time records.
Vanya Gospodinova, née Stoyanova is a retired Bulgarian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
Natalya Mikhaylovna Shubenkova is a Russian former Soviet heptathlete. As of 2019, she ranks as the 12th highest all-time female scorer in the heptathlon, based on a score of 6859 she achieved in 1984. That ended up being the second highest score in 1984, bested only by Sabine John, and stood as the Soviet record for six years. She was unable to participate in the 1984 Olympics due to the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.
Enzo Brichese is a former Italian pole vaulter and long jumper and currently the coach of the Italian pole vaulter Sonia Malavisi.
Anita Stukāne is a Latvian former Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. Her personal best for the event was 6.80 m.
Rita Schönenberger, née Heggli is a retired Swiss heptathlete who also specialized in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump.
