Record | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date |
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4.08 m (13 ft 41⁄2 in) [1] | Nicole Rieger | Karlsruhe | 1.03.1994 | |
=4.08 m (13 ft 41⁄2 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Karlsruhe | 1.03.1994 | |
4.10 m (13 ft 51⁄4 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Zweibrücken | 27.01.1995 | |
4.11 m (13 ft 53⁄4 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Pulheim | 3.02.1995 | |
4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Berlin | 10.02.1995 | |
4.13 m (13 ft 61⁄2 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Karlsruhe | 12.02.1995 | |
4.15 m (13 ft 71⁄4 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Erfurt | 15.02.1995 | |
4.20 m (13 ft 91⁄4 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Prague | 24.01.1996 | |
4.21 m (13 ft 91⁄2 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Landau | 28.01.1996 | |
4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Erfurt | 31.01.1996 | |
=4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Erfurt | 31.01.1996 | |
4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Erfurt | 31.01.1996 | |
4.28 m (14 ft 01⁄2 in) [1] | Sun Caiyun | Tianjin | 27.02.1996 | |
4.30 m (14 ft 11⁄4 in) [1] | Emma George | Melbourne | 10.12.1996 | |
4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) [1] | Emma George | Melbourne | 10.12.1996 | |
=4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Paris | 9.03.1997 | |
4.41 m (14 ft 51⁄2 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Erfurt | 4.02.1998 | |
4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) [1] | Vala Flosadóttir | Bielefeld | 6.02.1998 | |
4.43 m (14 ft 61⁄4 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Prague | 14.02.1998 | |
4.44 m (14 ft 63⁄4 in) [1] | Vala Flosadóttir | Eskilstuna | 14.02.1998 | |
4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) [1] | Anzhela Balakhonova | Valencia | 1.03.1998 | |
4.46 m (14 ft 71⁄2 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Berlin | 6.03.1998 | |
4.47 m (14 ft 73⁄4 in) [1] | Emma George | Adelaide | 7.03.1998 | |
4.48 m (14 ft 81⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Sindelfingen | 8.03.1998 | |
=4.48 m (14 ft 81⁄4 in) [1] | Daniela Bártová | Sindelfingen | 8.03.1998 | |
4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) [1] | Emma George | Adelaide | 26.03.1998 | |
4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) [1] | Emma George | Adelaide | 26.03.1998 | |
4.56 m (14 ft 111⁄2 in) [1] | Nicole Humbert | Stockholm | 25.02.1999 | |
4.57 m (14 ft 113⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Pocatello | 19.02.2000 | |
4.61 m (15 ft 11⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Pocatello | 19.02.2000 | |
4.62 m (15 ft 13⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Atlanta | 3.03.2000 | |
4.63 m (15 ft 21⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | New York City | 2.02.2001 | |
4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Pocatello | 10.02.2001 | |
4.64 m (15 ft 21⁄2 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Dortmund | 11.02.2001 | |
4.66 m (15 ft 31⁄4 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Pocatello | 17.02.2001 | |
4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Pocatello | 17.02.2001 | |
4.71 m (15 ft 51⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Stuttgart | 3.02.2002 | |
4.72 m (15 ft 53⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Stockholm | 6.02.2002 | |
4.73 m (15 ft 6 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Gent | 10.02.2002 | |
4.74 m (15 ft 61⁄2 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Liévin | 24.02.2002 | |
4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Wien | 3.03.2002 | |
4.76 m (15 ft 71⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Glasgow | 2.02.2003 | |
4.77 m (15 ft 73⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Birmingham | 21.02.2003 | |
4.78 m (15 ft 8 in) [1] | Stacy Dragila | Boston | 2.03.2003 | |
4.80 m (15 ft 83⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Birmingham | 16.03.2003 | |
4.81 m (15 ft 91⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 15.02.2004 | |
4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 15.02.2004 | |
4.85 m (15 ft 103⁄4 in) [1] | Svetlana Feofanova | Athína | 22.02.2004 | |
4.86 m (15 ft 111⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Budapest | 6.03.2004 | |
4.87 m (15 ft 111⁄2 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 12.02.2005 | |
4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Birmingham | 18.02.2005 | |
4.89 m (16 ft 01⁄2 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Liévin | 26.02.2005 | |
4.90 m (16 ft 03⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Madrid | 6.03.2005 | |
4.91 m (16 ft 11⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 12.02.2006 | |
4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 10.02.2007 | |
4.95 m (16 ft 23⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 16.02.2008 | |
4.97 m (16 ft 31⁄2 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 15.02.2009 | |
5.00 m (16 ft 43⁄4 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Donetsk | 15.02.2009 | |
5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) [1] | Yelena Isinbaeva | Stockholm | 23.02.2012 | |
5.02 m (16 ft 51⁄2 in) [1] | Jennifer Suhr | Albuquerque | 2.03.2013 | |
5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) [2] | Jennifer Suhr | Brockport | 30.01.2016 |
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta (seven) and ἄθλος. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.
The 200 metres is a sprint running event. On an outdoor race 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint.