2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon explained

Event:Women's heptathlon
Competition:2022 World Championships
Venue:Hayward Field
Dates:17 July (100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres)
18 July (long jump, javelin throw, 800 metres)
Competitors:15
Nations:10
Win Value:6947
Win Label:Winning score
Gold:Nafissatou Thiam
Goldnoc:BEL
Silver:Anouk Vetter
Silvernoc:NED
Bronze:Anna Hall
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:2019
Next:2023

The women's heptathlon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 17 and 18 July 2022.[1] The winning margin was 80 points.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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World record7291 ptsSeoul, South Korea24 September 1988
Championship record7128 ptsRome, Italy1 September 1987
World Leading6693 ptsGötzis, Austria29 May 2022
African Record6423 ptsGötzis, Austria29 May 2005
Asian Record6942 ptsGötzis, Austria26 May 1996
North, Central American and Caribbean record7291 ptsSeoul, South Korea24 September 1988
South American Record6346 ptsIbagué, Colombia14 March 2021
European Record7032 ptsOsaka, Japan26 August 2007
Oceanian record6695 ptsAuckland, New Zealand28 January 1990
For the current records in each discipline see Women's heptathlon.

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Discipline Athlete Date
World Leading6947 ptsNafissatou Thiam Belgium18 Jul 2022
Championship heptathlon bestHigh jump1.95mNafissatou Thiam Belgium17 Jul 2022

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 6420 points.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

DateTimeRound
17 July 10:35 100 metres hurdles
11:35 High jump
13:45 Shot put
18:38 200 metres
18 July 10:55 Long jump
12:05 Javelin throw
18:55 800 metres

Results

100 metres hurdles

The 100 metres hurdles event was started on 17 July at 10:35.[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 2 13.12 1106
2 2 13.17 1099
3 2 13.20 1094
4 2 13.20 1094
5 1 13.21 1093
6 2 13.28 1083
7 2 13.30 1080
8 1 13.44 1059
9 2 13.46 1056
10 1 13.47 1055
11 1 13.51 1049
12 2 13.54 1044
13 1 13.55 1043
14 1 13.65 1028
15 1 14.19 952
1 0

High jump

The high jump event was started on 17 July at 13:25.[5]

Athlete Nationality Overall
1 A o o o o xxo o xxx 1.95 1171 = 2264 1
2 A o o o o o xo xxo xxx 1.89 1093 2176 2
3 A o o o o o xo xxo xxx 1.89 1093 2176 3
4 A o o o o o xo xxx 1.86 1054 2082 5
5 A o o o o xxx 1.83 1016 2059 6
6 A o xo xo xo o xo xxx 1.83 1016 2110 4
7 B o o o o xxo xo xxx 1.80 978 2058 7
8 A o o o xo xxx 1.77 941 1996 10
9 A o xo o xo xxx 1.77 941 1893 15
10 B xxo o o o xo xxx 1.77 941 2000 9
11 B o o xxx 1.74 903 1952 13
12 B o o xo o xxx 1.74 903 2002 8
13 B o o o o xo xxx 1.74 903 1959 12
14 B o o o xo xxx 1.71 867 1973 11
15 B xo o xxo xxo xxx 1.71 867 1911 14

Shot put

The shot put event took place on 17 July.[6]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Result Points Notes Overall
data-sort-type="number"1 !data-sort-type="number"2 !data-sort-type="number"3 !Pts Rank
1 B 14.73 16.25 15.42 16.25 945 3003 2
2 B 14.33 14.92 15.03 15.03 863 3127 1
3 B 13.96 14.05 14.43 14.43 823 2933 4
4 B 13.66 13.45 14.40 14.40 821 2821 6
5 A 14.06 14.11 14.13 14.13 803 2979 3
6 B 13.96 12.68 14.08 14.08 799 2692 13
7 B 13.79 14.08 13.95 14.08 799 2758 10
8 B 13.71 13.43 12.61 13.71 775 2777 8
9 A 13.67 13.40 13.56 13.67 772 2920 5
10 A 13.57 x x 13.57 765 2717 12
11 A x 12.52 12.99 12.99 727 2723 11
12 A 12.65 12.74 12.92 12.92 722 2781 7
13 A x 12.50 12.71 12.71 708 2619 15
14 A 11.57 11.64 12.56 12.56 698 2671 14
15 A 11.78 12.07 12.46 12.46 692 2774 9

200 metres

The 200 metres event was started on 17 July at 18:38.[7]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Result Points Notes Overall
Pts Rank
1 1 23.08 1071 3991 3
2 2 23.62 1017 3798 6
3 2 23.73 1007 4010 2
4 2 23.77 1003 3982 4
5 2 23.92 988 3921 5
6 2 23.97 984 3655 12
7 1 24.05 976 3753 8
8 2 24.06 975 3692 9
9 1 24.39 944 4071 1
10 1 24.43 940 3761 7
11 1 24.65 919 3611 13
12 1 24.77 908 3682 10
13 1 24.82 903 3661 11
14 1 25.15 873 3596 14
15 2 25.27 862 3481 15

Long jump

The long jump event was started on 18 July at 09:35.[8]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Result Points Notes Overall
data-sort-type="number"1 !data-sort-type="number"2 !data-sort-type="number"3 !Pts Rank
1 A 6.49 x 6.59 6.59 1036 5107 1
2 A 6.56 x x 6.56 1027 4780 6
3 A x 6.17 6.52 6.52 1014 5024 2
4 A 6.07 x 6.43 6.43 985 4967 3
5 A 6.02 6.31 6.39 6.39 972 4963 4
6 A 6.07 6.33 x 6.33 953 4874 5
7 B 6.28 x x 6.28 937 4735 7
8 B 6.00 x 5.91 6.00 850 4532 9
9 B 5.68 6.00 5.82 6.00 850 4505 10
10 B 5.95 x 5.87 5.95 834 4595 8
11 B 5.88 x x 5.88 813 4424 11
12 B x 5.69 x 5.69 756 4352 12
13 A x 5.59 x 5.59 726 4207 13
A x x x NM 0 3692 14
B x x x NM 0 3661 15

Javelin throw

The javelin throw event took place on 18 July at 10:50.[9]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Result Points Notes Overall
data-sort-type="number"1 !data-sort-type="number"2 !data-sort-type="number"3 !Pts Rank
1 B 53.89 58.29 50.56 58.29 1021 6045 1
2 B 54.03 50.94 51.11 54.03 938 5533 7
3 B 51.22 50.76 53.01 53.01 919 6026 2
4 B x 48.41 47.84 48.41 829 5181 11
5 B 48.25 x 47.03 48.25 826 5606 5
6 B 43.73 42.32 45.89 45.89 781 5205 10
7 A 42.85 45.75 x 45.75 778 5741 3
8 B 41.60 44.26 44.69 44.69 757 5289 9
9 A 42.49 x 43.80 43.80 740 4947 13
10 A 38.16 40.55 41.63 41.63 699 5666 4
11 A 37.99 41.62 39.77 41.62 698 5572 6
12 A 38.93 39.18 x 39.18 652 5387 8
13 A 27.53 26.32 32.33 32.33 521 5026 12
A
B

800 metres

The 800 metres event took place on 18 July at 19:00.[10]

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Points Notes Overall
Pts Rank
1 2:06.67 1014 6755 3
2 2:07.18 1006 6672 4
3 2:08.50 987 6559 5
4 2:12.16 933 5959 12
5 2:13.00 921 6947 1
6 2:13.97 907 6440 7
7 2:14.14 905 6194 9
8 2:15.36 888 6093 10
9 2:17.49 858 6464 6
10 2:19.16 835 6222 8
11 2:20.09 822 6867 2
12 2:22.28 793 5974 11

Final standings

The final standings were as follows:[11]

data-sort-type="number"Rank !Athlete Nationality Total Notes
13.21 1.95 15.03 24.39 6.59 53.01 2:13.00 6947
13.30 1.80 16.25 23.73 6.52 58.29 2:20.09 6867
13.20 1.86 13.67 23.08 6.39 45.75 2:06.67 6755
4 13.28 1.89 14.13 23.77 6.43 41.63 2:07.18 6672
5 13.20 1.83 14.43 23.92 6.33 41.62 2:08.50 6559
6 13.17 1.74 13.71 24.05 6.56 48.25 2:17.49 6464
7 13.44 1.77 14.40 24.43 5.95 54.03 2:13.97 6440
8 13.55 1.83 12.92 23.62 6.28 39.18 2:19.16 6222
9 13.65 1.86 12.46 24.77 6.00 44.69 2:14.14 6194
10 14.19 1.77 14.08 24.65 5.88 45.89 2:15.36 6093
11 13.47 1.77 12.99 25.15 5.69 48.41 2:22.28 5974
12 13.12 1.71 12.56 23.97 6.00 32.33 2:12.16 5959
13.54 1.71 12.71 25.27 5.59 43.80
13.51 1.74 13.57 24.06
13.46 1.74 14.08 24.82

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon22 Timetable | WCH 22 | World Athletics. www.worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Heptathlon Women − Records. IAAF. 9 July 2022.
  3. News: Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022. iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. Web site: 100 metres hurdles results.
  5. Web site: High jump results.
  6. Web site: Shot put results.
  7. Web site: 200 metres results.
  8. Web site: Long jump results.
  9. Web site: Javelin throw results.
  10. Web site: 800 metres results.
  11. Web site: Final results.