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A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. [ 1 ] The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the men's and the women ...
Of the heptathlon events, she considers the high jump her “baby”; she finished first in both the high jump and 800 m, the final event, at trials.
Anna Hall (born 23 March 2001) [3] is an American athlete specializing in the combined events. She won the silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2023 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships. Hall is the North American indoor record holder for the pentathlon. Her heptathlon and pentathlon best scores place her ...
Jun. 12—The New Hampshire Decathlon/Heptathlon will take place this weekend at Nashua High School South. The 67th annual decathlon and 47th annual heptathlon begin on Saturday and will conclude ...
Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who holds the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his ...
Jun. 12—The New Hampshire Decathlon/Heptathlon will take place this weekend at Nashua High School South. The 67th annual decathlon and 47th annual heptathlon begin on Saturday and will conclude ...
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games. Joyner-Kersee was also a four-time gold medalist (twice each in heptathlon and long jump) at the world ...
After leaving high school in 2010, Hawkins joined the Utah State University Aggies track and field, where she would compete from 2011 to 2015. While at Utah State, she qualified for three NCAA Outdoor Championships in the heptathlon placing 11th in 2013, 9th in 2014, and 14th in 2015. She also competed at two NCAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon, placing 14th in 2014 and 9th in 2015.