The women's

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

event at the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

took place from August 25–26, 2007 at the

Nagai Stadium , known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ja, ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000. History When ...

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

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. The competition is notable for having the highest number of competitors (39) in the World Championships history.

Medalists

Schedule

:August 25, 2007 : :August 26, 2007 :

Records

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in tho ...

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Overall results

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Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft (; born 2 February 1983) is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, triple jump, long jump, and pentathlon. She was an Olympic Champion, having won the heptathlon title in 2004. She was al ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, SWE !7032 {{AthAbbr, WL {{AthAbbr, AR, European , 1102 pts
13.15, , 1171
1.95, , 848
14.81, , 1041
23.38, , 1122
6.85, , 821
47.98, , 927
2:12.56 , - , {{silver2 , , align=left,

Lyudmila Blonska Lyudmyla Leonidivna Blonska, née Shevchuk ( uk, Людмила Леонідівна Блонська (Шевчук)), sometimes known as Lyudmila Blonskaya, (born November 9, 1977) is a Ukrainian former heptathlete, pentathlete, and long jumper. ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, UKR !6832 {{AthAbbr, NR, Ukrainian , 1087 pts
13.25, , 1132
1.92, , 823
14.44, , 972
24.09, , 1132
6.88, , 817
47.77, , 869
2:16.68 , - , {{bronze3 , , align=left,

Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British former heptathlete, long jumper and relay runner. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, a ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GBR !6510 {{AthAbbr, SB , 1093 pts
13.21, , 1054
1.86, , 803
14.14, , 1039
23.40, , 1066
6.68, , 513
31.90, , 942
2:11.58 , - , 4, , align=left,

Jessica Ennis Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (born 28 January 1986) is a British retired track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GBR !6469 {{AthAbbr, PB , 1129 pts
12.97, , 1093
1.89, , 656
11.93, , 1064
23.15, , 953
6.33, , 630
38.07, , 944
2:11.39 , - , 5, , align=left,

Lilli Schwarzkopf Lilli Schwarzkopf (born 28 August 1983 in Novopokrovka, Kirghiz SSR) is a German heptathlete. Her first major global competition was the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished in 13th place. She won the bronze medal at the ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GER !6439 {{AthAbbr, PB , 1044 pts
13.54, , 1016
1.83, , 727
13.00, , 879
25.08, , 902
6.17, , 946
54.44, , 925
2:12.76 , - , 6, , align=left,

Austra Skujytė Austra Skujytė (born 12 August 1979 in Biržai) is a retired Lithuanian athlete, competing in both the heptathlon and the decathlon. On 15 April 2005 in Columbia, Missouri, she broke the women's decathlon world record, with a score of 8358. ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, LTU !6380 {{AthAbbr, SB , 931 pts
14.34, , 978
1.80, , 997
17.03, , 851
25.39, , 937
6.28, , 911
52.63, , 775
2:23.64 , - , 7, , align=left,

Jennifer Oeser Jennifer Oeser (born 29 November 1983 in Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein) is a retired German heptathlete. Career Oeser's first international championship was the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics and she finished in eighth place wit ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GER !6378 {{AthAbbr, PB , 1049 pts
13.51, , 1016
1.83, , 808
14.21, , 942
24.41, , 927
6.25, , 727
43.10, , 909
2:13.85 , - , 8, , align=left,

Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska ( uk, Наталія Добринська; born 29 May 1982) is a retired Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the heptathlon best in the shot put. Her indoor pentathlon best of 5013 points ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, UKR !6327 {{AthAbbr, SB , 994 pts
13.89, , 941
1.77, , 949
16.31, , 895
24.91, , 887
6.12, , 787
46.22, , 874
2:16.35 , - , 9, , align=left, Marie Collonvillé , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, FRA !6244 {{AthAbbr, SB , 1031 pts
13.63, , 1016
1.83, , 669
12.12, , 886
25.01, , 1062
6.67, , 654
39.32, , 926
2:12.68 , - , 10, , align=left, Anna Bogdanova , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, RUS !6243 , 1020 pts
13.71, , 1016
1.83, , 749
13.33, , 887
25.00, , 994
6.46, , 666
39.91, , 911
2:13.72 , - , 11, , align=left,

Ida Marcussen Ida Marcussen (born 1 November 1987 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian heptathlete. She represents IK Våg, having changed clubs from Kristiansands IF in 2006. As a junior athlete she finished sixth at the 2005 European Junior Championships and w ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, NOR !6226 {{AthAbbr, NR, Norwegian , 956 pts
14.16, , 830
1.68, , 727
13.00, , 925
24.59, , 997
6.47, , 880
51.02, , 911
2:13.69 , - , 12, , align=left, Kylie Wheeler , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, AUS !6184 {{AthAbbr, SB , 997 pts
13.87, , 978
1.80, , 727
13.00, , 939
24.44, , 981
6.42, , 638
38.49, , 924
2:12.81 , - , 13, , align=left,

Sonja Kesselschläger Sonja Kesselschläger (born 20 January 1978, in Finsterwalde) is a German heptathlete. International competitions Circuit performances *Hypo-Meeting **2000 (14th), 2001 (9th), 2002 (4th), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (9th), 2005 (8th), 2006, (10th), ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GER !6149 , 1043 pts
13.55, , 978
1.80, , 811
14.25, , 842
25.49, , 912
6.20, , 723
42.91, , 840
2:18.81 , - , 14, , align=left,

Jolanda Keizer Jolanda Keizer (born 5 April 1985 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a Dutch heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄ ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, NED !6102 , 1003 pts
13.83, , 941
1.77, , 809
14.23, , 940
24.43, , 819
5.90, , 734
43.48, , 856
2:17.61 , - , 15, , align=left, Karolina Tymińska , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, POL !6092 , 966 pts
14.09, , 867
1.71, , 744
13.25, , 979
24.02, , 956
6.34, , 590
35.97, , 990
2:08.27 , - , 16, , align=left, Yvonne Wisse , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, NED !6056 , 1043 pts
13.55, , 978
1.80, , 697
12.54, , 943
24.40, , 843
5.98, , 624
37.73, , 928
2:12.52 , - , 17, , align=left,

Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste (born 24 March 1988, in Rēzekne) is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishin ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, LAT !6019 {{AthAbbr, PB , 1001 pts
13.84, , 941
1.77, , 730
13.04, , 889
24.98, , 856
6.02, , 778
45.76, , 824
2:19.97 , - , 18, , align=left, Aryiro Strataki , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GRE !5999 , 976 pts
14.02, , 830
1.68, , 798
14.06, , 863
25.26, , 896
6.15, , 758
44.73, , 878
2:16.06 , - , 19, , align=left,

Olga Kurban Olga Ivanovna Kurban (russian: Ольга Ивановна Курбан; born December 16, 1987, in Irkutsk) is a female heptathlete from Russia, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in Lond ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, RUS !5998 , 993 pts
13.90, , 867
1.71, , 738
13.16, , 938
24.45, , 912
6.20, , 678
40.55, , 872
2:16.48 , - , 20, , align=left,

Linda Züblin Linda Züblin (born 21 March 1986) is a female heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλ ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, SUI !5995 {{AthAbbr, PB , 1031 pts
13.63, , 795
1.65, , 690
12.43, , 910
24.75, , 843
5.98, , 857
49.85, , 869
2:16.72 , - , 21, , align=left,

Kamila Chudzik Kamila Chudzik (born 12 September 1986 in Kielce) is a retired Polish heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the Berlin World Championship in August 2009. That success was followed by a series of injuries which effectively ended her career ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, POL !5926 , 941 pts
14.27, , 867
1.71, , 748
13.31, , 887
25.00, , 801
5.84, , 899
52.03, , 783
2:23.03 , - , 22, , align=left, Simone Oberer , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, SUI !5922 , 1033 pts
13.62, , 978
1.80, , 674
12.20, , 827
25.66, , 862
6.04, , 679
40.60, , 869
2:16.67 , - , 23, , align=left,

Yuki Nakata is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the women's heptathlon. She represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics. She was the silver medallist at the 2009 As ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, JPN !5869 {{AthAbbr, SB , 1004 pts
13.82, , 903
1.74, , 616
11.31, , 861
25.28, , 899
6.16, , 730
43.26, , 856
2:17.61 , - , 24, , align=left, Irina Naumenko , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, KAZ !5848 {{AthAbbr, SB , 947 pts
14.22, , 903
1.74, , 721
12.90, , 888
24.99, , 915
6.21, , 658
39.53, , 816
2:20.52 , - , 25, , align=left,

Diana Pickler Diana Lynn Pickler (born December 9, 1983) is an American heptathlete from Shreveport, Louisiana. She has represented her country at the Olympic and World Championship levels and was the 2009 US heptathlon champion. Her twin sister, Julie Pickl ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, USA !5838 , 1074 pts
13.34, , 903
1.74, , 610
11.22, , 923
24.61, , 853
6.01, , 660
39.62, , 815
2:20.63 , - , 26, , align=left, Salla Rinne , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, FIN !5813 , 1030 pts
13.64, , 903
1.74, , 811
14.25, , 818
25.76, , 810
5.87, , 822
48.03, , 619
2:36.05 , - , 27, , align=left, Sylvie Dufour , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, SUI !5805 , 964 pts
14.10, , 903
1.74, , 771
13.65, , 846
25.45, , 759
5.70, , 662
39.75, , 900
2:14.46 , - , 28, , align=left, Vasiliki Delinikola , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, GRE !5745 , 1014 pts
13.75, , 867
1.71, , 756
13.43, , 881
25.06, , 840
5.97, , 709
42.19, , 678
2:31.23 , - , 29, , align=left, Jessica Samuelsson , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, SWE !5745 , 954 pts
14.17, , 795
1.65, , 765
13.56, , 886
25.01, , 813
5.88, , 616
37.30, , 916
2:13.34 , - , 30, , align=left,

Kaie Kand Kaie Kand (born 31 March 1984 in Orissaare) is a retired Estonian heptathlete. Her personal best score is 5979 points, achieved in May 2009 in Götzis. In 2009, she set an Estonian national indoor record in the pentathlon (4580 points). Her coach ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, EST !5616 , 947 pts
14.22, , 830
1.68, , 707
12.69, , 811
25.84, , 774
5.75, , 635
38.33, , 912
2:13.63 , - , 31, , align=left, Lucimara da Silva , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, BRA !5601 , 1014 pts
13.75, , 903
1.74, , 553
10.36, , 874
25.14, , 837
5.96, , 626
37.87, , 794
2:22.16 , - , 32, , align=left, Gretchen Quintana , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, CUB !4954 , 1011 pts
13.77, , 830
1.68, , 708
12.71, , 960
24.22, , 887
6.12, , 558
34.31, , 0
DQ , - , — , , align=left, Virginia Johnson , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, USA !{{AthAbbr, DNF , 1084 pts
13.27, , 724
1.59, , 751
13.36, , 1003
23.77, , 915
6.21, ,
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Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain (born January 14, 1981) is an American heptathlete. She was the silver medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Career Early years Fountain was born in Columbus, Georgia, and was a member of the 1992 Harrisburg Parks ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, USA !{{AthAbbr, DNF , 1027 pts
13.66, , 941
1.77, , 680
12.29, , 968
24.13, , 0
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, - , — , , align=left, Karin Ruckstuhl , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, NED !{{AthAbbr, DNF , 1083 pts
13.28, , 903
1.74, , 793
13.99, , 942
24.41, ,
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, - , — , , align=left, Tatyana Chernova , , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, RUS !{{AthAbbr, DNF , 1020 pts
13.71, , 978
1.80, , 760
13.49, , 808
25.88, ,
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Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida (born 2 August 1985 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian-French heptathlete and pentathlete. She has won two European Athletics Championships heptathlon gold medals (in 2012 and 2014) and two European Athletics Indoor ...

, , align=left, {{flaglinkteam, FRA !{{AthAbbr, DNF , 997 pts
13.87, , 867
1.71, , 757
13.44, , 850
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Margaret Simpson Margaret Simpson (born 31 December 1981 in Krapa) is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process. Her personal best is 6423 points, achieved in Götzis in May 20 ...

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13.69, , 903
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Hanna Melnychenko Hanna Anatoliïvna Kasyanova (née Melnychenko) ( uk, Ганна Анатоліївна Мельниченко; born 24 April 1983 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Ukrainian heptathlete. Career Kasyanova won the 2013 Décastar competition with 6308 poin ...

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References

Results

100 m hurdles
- IAAF.org

- IAAF.org

Event reports

- IAAF.org {{WCCombined {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 World Championships In Athletics - Women's Heptathlon

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

Heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships 2007 in women's athletics