Men's heptathlon world record progression

The following table shows the men's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1970 and ratified by IAAF from 1986.^[1]

Record progression

Athlete	Venue	Date	Points
Hans-Joachim Walde	Mainz	March 7, 1970	5429
Herbert Swoboda	Mainz	March 6, 1971	5563
Eberhard Stroot	Mainz	March 4, 1972	5716
Guido Kratschmer	West Berlin	February 1, 1976	5724
Guido Kratschmer	West Berlin	January 29, 1978	5860
Viktor Gruzenkin	Ordzhonikidze	February 18, 1979	5934
Aleksandr Nevskiy	Leningrad	March 2, 1980	6013
Aleksandr Nevskiy	Gomel	February 20, 1982	6144
Siegfried Wentz	Dortmund	February 15, 1986	6163
Christian Plaziat	Vittel	February 12, 1989	6241
Christian Plaziat	Nogent-sur-Oise	February 11, 1990	6273
Christian Plaziat	Nogent-sur-Oise	February 2, 1992	6273
Christian Plaziat	Genoa	February 29, 1992	6418
Dan O'Brien	Toronto	March 14, 1993	6476
Ashton Eaton	Fayetteville	March 13, 2010	6499
Ashton Eaton	Tallinn	February 6, 2011	6568
Ashton Eaton	Istanbul	March 10, 2012	6645

Athletics record progressions

World	60 metres men women 100 metres men women 200 metres men women 400 metres men women 4×100 metres men women 4×200 metres men 4×400 metres men women 800 metres 1000 metres 1500 metres Mile run 3000 metres men women 5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon 10 km walk men women 20 km walk men women 50 km walk men Women's 80 metres hurdles 110/100 metres hurdles men women 400 metres hurdles men women 3000 metres steeplechase High jump men outdoor men indoor women Long jump Triple jump Pole vault men men indoor women women indoor Discus men women Hammer men women Javelin men women Shot put men women Decathlon Heptathlon men women Pentathlon

European	100 metres men 200 metres men 400 metres men 800 metres men 1500 metres men 5000 metres men

List of world records in athletics

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