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 ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...
at the
2012 European Athletics Championships
The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...
was held at the
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (; ), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer ...
on 29 and 30 June.
Lyudmyla Yosypenko of Ukraine originally came second with 6416 points and was awarded the silver medal, but she was disqualified for doping in 2013, after her
biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by ...
profile showed she'd been blood doping. All her results from 25 August 2011 onwards were annulled.
(silver) and
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, finishing j ...
(bronze) received their medals by mail.
Medalists
Records
Schedule
Results
100 metres hurdles
Wind:
Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s
High jump
Shot put
200 metres
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
Long jump
Javelin throw
800 metres
Final standings
References
100 m H resultsHigh jump resultsShot put results200 m resultsLong jump resultsJavelin results800 m resultsFinal results
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 European Athletics Championships, 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 ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...
Combined events at the European Athletics Championships
2012 in women's athletics