The tetradecathlon is a 14-event form of
athletics. The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the
Icosathlon. The event is also called the double
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 hep ...
. There is an
indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant. (The tetradecathlon is only for
women
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...
).
Events
Day one
*100m hurdles
*High jump
*1500m
*400m hurdles
*Shot put
*200m
Day two
*100m
*Long jump
*400m
*Javelin
*800m
*200m hurdles
*Discus
*3000m
World Championships (outdoor)
National Records
Area Records
Indoor tetradecathlon
The indoor tetradecathlon is a double
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 hep ...
which takes place in an
indoor athletics
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectato ...
. Also run by the IAUM, its
world championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
is held yearly starting in
2012
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.
Events (indoors)
Day 1
60m
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...
Long jump
800m
Shot
400m
High jump
Day 2
3000m
60m hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds (Susanna Ka ...
Pole vault
1500m
Weight throw
Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events.
The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...
200m
Triple jump
5000m
World Champions (indoor)
2012
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women = Laura Mantyla ()
2014
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women = Matleena Helander ()
2016 women = Maren Schott ()
2018
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women = Linda Holmström ()
2022
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women = Amanda Pasko ()
2012
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men = Etienne Bouden ()
2014
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men = Joey Blangé ()
2016 men = Andreas Schewalje ()
2018
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men = Sébastien Biau ()
2022
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men = Baptiste Scalabrino ({{FRA)
Other IAUM events
Icosathlon
References
Double decathlon and double heptathlon in Delft, the NetherlandsOne day double decathlon and double heptathlon in Heiloo, the Netherlands
External links
International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM)
Events in track and field
Combined track and field events
Endurance games
Individual sports