Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon

at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Venue

Olympic Stadium

Date

20–21 August

Competitors

34 from 24 nations

Winning result

6952

Medalists

	Carolina Klüft	Sweden
	Austra Skujytė	Lithuania
	Kelly Sotherton	Great Britain

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Wheelchair races

The women's heptathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August.^[1]

Competition format

The heptathlon consists of seven track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The seven event scores are summed to give a total for the heptathlon.^[2]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 20 August 2004	09:30 10:40 19:30 20:40	100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres^[3]
Saturday, 21 August 2004	10:00 18:30 21:40	Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres^[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291	Seoul, South Korea	23–24 September 1988
Olympic record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291	Seoul, South Korea	23–24 September 1988

No new records were set during the competition.

Overall results

The final results of the event are in the following table.^[4]

Key

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m
01 !	Klüft, CarolinaCarolina Klüft (SWE)	6952 (SB)	1093 !1093 13.21 s	1119 !1119 1.91 m	0845 !845 14.77 m	1052 !1052 23.27 s	1099 !1099 6.78 m	0839 !839 48.89 m	0905 !905 2:14.15 min
02 !	Skujytė, AustraAustra Skujytė (LTU)	6435 (PB)	0974 !974 14.03 s	0928 !928 1.76 m	0955 !955 16.40 m	0903 !903 24.82 s	0943 !943 6.30 m	0852 !852 49.58 m	0880 !880 2:15.92 min
03 !	Sotherton, KellyKelly Sotherton (GBR)	6424 (PB)	1059 !1059 13.44 s	1041 !1041 1.85 m	0747 !747 13.29 m	1022 !1022 23.57 s	1010 !1010 6.51 m	0613 !613 37.19 m	0932 !932 2:12.27 min
04 !4	Burrell, SheliaShelia Burrell (USA)	6296 (SB)	1099 !1099 13.17 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0737 !737 13.14 m	0975 !975 24.06 s	0927 !927 6.25 m	0815 !815 47.69 m	0888 !888 2:15.32 min
05 !5	Prokhorova, YelenaYelena Prokhorova (RUS)	6289	1001 !1001 13.84 s	0966 !966 1.79 m	0772 !772 13.67 m	0914 !914 24.71 s	0915 !915 6.21 m	0775 !775 45.58 m	0946 !946 2:11.31 min
06 !6	Kesselschläger, SonjaSonja Kesselschläger (GER)	6287 (PB)	1068 !1068 13.38 s	0928 !928 1.76 m	0829 !829 14.53 m	0866 !866 25.23 s	0981 !981 6.42 m	0725 !725 42.29 m	0890 !890 2:15.21 min
07 !7	Collonvillé, MarieMarie Collonvillé (FRA)	6279 (SB)	1028 !1028 13.65 s	1041 !1041 1.85 m	0684 !684 12.35 m	0863 !863 25.26 s	0908 !908 6.19 m	0843 !843 49.14 m	0912 !912 2:13.62 min
08 !8	Dobrynska, NataliyaNataliya Dobrynska (UKR)	6255	0994 !994 13.89 s	1003 !1003 1.82 m	0841 !841 14.70 m	0885 !885 25.02 s	0921 !921 6.23 m	0746 !746 44.08 m	0865 !865 2:17.01 min
09 !9	Simpson, MargaretMargaret Simpson (GHA)	6253	1041 !1041 13.56 s	0966 !966 1.79 m	0688 !688 12.41 m	0922 !922 24.62 s	0856 !856 6.02 m	0925 !925 53.32 m	0855 !855 2:17.72 min
10	Sokolova, SvetlanaSvetlana Sokolova (RUS)	6210	1021 !1021 13.70 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0835 !835 14.61 m	0961 !961 24.21 s	0801 !801 5.84 m	0819 !819 47.86 m	0918 !918 2:13.23 min
11	Javur, ShobhaShobha Javur (IND)	6172	1046 !1046 13.53 s	0818 !818 1.67 m	0696 !696 12.52 m	1038 !1038 23.41 s	0962 !962 6.36 m	0751 !751 44.36 m	0861 !861 2:17.28 min
12	Tonn, ClaudiaClaudia Tonn (GER)	6155	0993 !993 13.90 s	1003 !1003 1.82 m	0656 !656 11.92 m	0902 !902 24.84 s	0959 !959 6.35 m	0689 !689 41.12 m	0953 !953 2:10.77 min
13	Gomes, NaideNaide Gomes (POR)	6151 (SB)	1039 !1039 13.58 s	1041 !1041 1.85 m	0841 !841 14.71 m	0845 !845 25.46 s	0880 !880 6.10 m	0682 !682 40.75 m	0823 !823 2:20.85 min
14	Perry, MichelleMichelle Perry (USA)	6124	1164 !1164 12.74 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0614 !614 11.28 m	1088 !1088 22.91 s	0856 !856 6.02 m	0636 !636 38.36 m	0911 !911 2:13.69 min
15	Strataki, ArgyroArgyro Strataki (GRE)	6117	1028 !1028 13.65 s	0966 !966 1.79 m	0762 !762 13.52 m	0927 !927 24.57 s	0840 !840 5.97 m	0742 !742 43.87 m	0852 !852 2:17.90 min
16	Ruckstuhl, KarinKarin Ruckstuhl (NED)	6108	1059 !1059 13.65 s	1041 !1041 1.79 m	0752 !752 13.52 m	0925 !925 24.57 s	0819 !819 5.97 m	0604 !604 43.87 m	0908 !908 2:17.90 min
17	Ertl, KarinKarin Ertl (GER)	6095	1047 !1047 13.52 s	0891 !891 1.73 m	0789 !789 13.92 m	0914 !914 24.71 s	0859 !859 6.03 m	0753 !753 44.45 m	0842 !842 2:18.68 min
18	Wheeler, KylieKylie Wheeler (AUS)	6090	0995 !995 13.88 s	0966 !966 1.79 m	0739 !739 13.18 m	0947 !947 24.35 s	0962 !859 6.36 m	0625 !753 37.77 m	0856 !842 2:17.65 min
19	Josephs, JaniceJanice Josephs (RSA)	6074	1023 !1023 13.69 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0693 !693 12.48 m	1042 !1042 23.37 s	0915 !915 6.21 m	0702 !702 41.80 m	0844 !844 2:18.47 min
20	Lott-Hogan, TiffanyTiffany Lott-Hogan (USA)	6066	1105 !1105 13.13 s	0818 !818 1.67 m	0823 !823 14.43 m	0888 !888 24.99 s	0896 !896 6.15 m	0780 !780 45.84 m	0756 !756 2:25.10 min
21	Szczepańska, MagdalenaMagdalena Szczepańska (POL)	6012	1105 !1105 13.13 s	0818 !818 1.67 m	0823 !823 14.43 m	0888 !888 24.99 s	0896 !896 6.15 m	0780 !780 45.84 m	0756 !756 2:25.10 min
22	Naumenko, IrinaIrina Naumenko (KAZ)	6000	0956 !956 14.16 s	0966 !966 1.79 m	0724 !724 12.95 m	0898 !898 24.88 s	0899 !899 6.16 m	0658 !658 39.50 m	0899 !899 2:14.57 min
23	Akulenko, YuliyaYuliya Akulenko (UKR)	5996	0963 !963 14.11 s	0891 !891 1.73 m	0737 !737 13.15 m	0927 !927 24.57 s	0856 !856 6.02 m	0833 !833 48.62 m	0789 !789 2:22.58 min
24	Biswas, SomaSoma Biswas (IND)	5965	0998 !998 13.86 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0662 !662 12.01 m	0933 !933 24.50 s	0825 !825 5.92 m	0760 !760 44.84 m	0932 !932 2:12.57 min
25	Mark-Baird, MarshaMarsha Mark-Baird (TRI)	5962 (NR)	1039 !1039 13.58 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0608 !608 11.20 m	0877 !877 25.11 s	0918 !918 6.22 m	0858 !858 49.90 m	0807 !807 2:21.21 min
26	Hejnová, MichaelaMichaela Hejnová (CZE)	5716	1004 !1004 13.82 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0670 !670 12.13 m	0854 !854 25.36 s	0759 !759 5.70 m	0826 !826 48.22 m	0748 !748 2:25.68 min
27	Shengfei, ShenShen Shengfei (CHN)	4949	0953 !953 14.18 s	0891 !891 1.73 m	0809 !809 14.22 m	0796 !796 26.01 s	0003 !0 NM	0801 !801 46.95 m	0699 !699 2:29.50 min
28	Nakata, YukiYuki Nakata (JPN)	4871	0987 !987 13.94 s	0928 !928 1.76 m	0631 !631 11.54 m	0818 !818 25.76 s	0002 !0 NM	0662 !662 39.75 m	0845 !845 2:18.46 min
N/A	Kazanina, SvetlanaSvetlana Kazanina (KAZ)	0006 !DNF	0843 !843 14.99 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0686 !686 12.38 m	0770 !770 26.31 s	0001 !0 NM	0666 !666 39.92 m	0000 !DNS
N/A	Lewis, DeniseDenise Lewis (GBR)	0005 !DNF	1065 !1065 14.99 s	0891 !891 1.73 m	0883 !883 15.33 m	0849 !849 25.42 s	0816 !816 5.89 m	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS
N/A	Hautala, TiiaTiia Hautala (FIN)	0004 !DNF	0980 !980 13.99 s	0855 !855 1.70 m	0632 !632 11.56 m	0788 !788 26.10 s	0401 !401 4.39 m	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS
N/A	Atroshchenko, AnzhelaAnzhela Atroshchenko (TUR)	0003 !DNF	0964 !964 14.10 s	0783 !783 1.64 m	0680 !680 12.29 m	0877 !877 25.11 s	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS
N/A	Sazanovich, NatalliaNatallia Sazanovich (BLR)	0002 !DNF	1017 !1017 13.73 s	0891 !891 1.73 m	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS
N/A	Gordeyeva, TatyanaTatyana Gordeyeva (RUS)	0001 !DNF	0000 !0 DNF	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS	0000 !DNS

References

↑ "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
↑ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Heptathlon". Athens 2004. Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
1 2 "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Timetable by Day". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
↑ "Athletics: Women's Heptathlon – Results by Summary". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

External links

Official Olympic Report

Combined events at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men's decathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women's pentathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women's heptathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

Olympic Champions in women's pentathlon and heptathlon

Pentathlon	1964 Irina Press (URS) 1968 Ingrid Becker (FRG) 1972 Mary Peters (GBR) 1976 Siegrun Siegl (GDR) 1980 Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS)

Heptathlon	1984 Glynis Nunn (AUS) 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 1992 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 1996 Ghada Shouaa (SYR) 2000 Denise Lewis (GBR) 2004 Carolina Klüft (SWE) 2008 Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) 2012 Jessica Ennis (GBR) 2016 Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)

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