Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August.[1][2]

Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date20–21 August
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning result6952
Medalists
Carolina Klüft  Sweden
Austra Skujytė  Lithuania
Kelly Sotherton  Great Britain
Athletics at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

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.[3]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Friday, 20 August 200409:30
10:40
19:30
20:40		100 metres hurdles
High jump
Shot put
200 metres[4]
Saturday, 21 August 200410:00
18:30
21:40		Long jump
Javelin throw
800 metres[4]

Records

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

World record Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)7291Seoul, South Korea23–24 September 1988
Olympic record Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)7291Seoul, South Korea23–24 September 1988

No new records were set during the competition.

Overall results

The final results of the event are in the following table.[5]

Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Country Overall points 100 m HHJSP200 mLJJT800 m
Carolina Klüft Sweden 6952 (SB) 1093
13.21 s		 1119
1.91 m		 845
14.77 m		 1052
23.27 s		 1099
6.78 m		 839
48.89 m		 905
2:14.15 min
Austra Skujytė Lithuania 6435 (PB) 974
14.03 s		 928
1.76 m		 955
16.40 m		 903
24.82 s		 943
6.30 m		 852
49.58 m		 880
2:15.92 min
Kelly Sotherton Great Britain 6424 (PB) 1059
13.44 s		 1041
1.85 m		 747
13.29 m		 1022
23.57 s		 1010
6.51 m		 613
37.19 m		 932
2:12.27 min
4 Shelia Burrell United States 6296 (SB) 1099
13.17 s		 855
1.70 m		 737
13.14 m		 975
24.06 s		 927
6.25 m		 815
47.69 m		 888
2:15.32 min
5 Yelena Prokhorova Russia 6289 1001
13.84 s		 966
1.79 m		 772
13.67 m		 914
24.71 s		 915
6.21 m		 775
45.58 m		 946
2:11.31 min
6 Sonja Kesselschläger Germany 6287 (PB) 1068
13.38 s		 928
1.76 m		 829
14.53 m		 866
25.23 s		 981
6.42 m		 725
42.29 m		 890
2:15.21 min
7 Marie Collonvillé France 6279 (SB) 1028
13.65 s		 1041
1.85 m		 684
12.35 m		 863
25.26 s		 908
6.19 m		 843
49.14 m		 912
2:13.62 min
8 Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine 6255 994
13.89 s		 1003
1.82 m		 841
14.70 m		 885
25.02 s		 921
6.23 m		 746
44.08 m		 865
2:17.01 min
9 Margaret Simpson Ghana 6253 1041
13.56 s		 966
1.79 m		 688
12.41 m		 922
24.62 s		 856
6.02 m		 925
53.32 m		 855
2:17.72 min
10 Svetlana Sokolova Russia 6210 1021
13.70 s		 855
1.70 m		 835
14.61 m		 961
24.21 s		 801
5.84 m		 819
47.86 m		 918
2:13.23 min
11 Shobha Javur India 6172 1046
13.53 s		 818
1.67 m		 696
12.52 m		 1038
23.41 s		 962
6.36 m		 751
44.36 m		 861
2:17.28 min
12 Claudia Tonn Germany 6155 993
13.90 s		 1003
1.82 m		 656
11.92 m		 902
24.84 s		 959
6.35 m		 689
41.12 m		 953
2:10.77 min
13 Naide Gomes Portugal 6151 (SB) 1039
13.58 s		 1041
1.85 m		 841
14.71 m		 845
25.46 s		 880
6.10 m		 682
40.75 m		 823
2:20.85 min
14 Michelle Perry United States 6124 1164
12.74 s		 855
1.70 m		 614
11.28 m		 1088
22.91 s		 856
6.02 m		 636
38.36 m		 911
2:13.69 min
15 Argyro Strataki Greece 6117 1028
13.65 s		 966
1.79 m		 762
13.52 m		 927
24.57 s		 840
5.97 m		 742
43.87 m		 852
2:17.90 min
16 Karin Ruckstuhl Netherlands 6108 1059
13.65 s		 1041
1.79 m		 752
13.52 m		 925
24.57 s		 819
5.97 m		 604
43.87 m		 908
2:17.90 min
17 Karin Ertl Germany 6095 1047
13.52 s		 891
1.73 m		 789
13.92 m		 914
24.71 s		 859
6.03 m		 753
44.45 m		 842
2:18.68 min
18 Kylie Wheeler Australia 6090 995
13.88 s		 966
1.79 m		 739
13.18 m		 947
24.35 s		 859
6.36 m		 753
37.77 m		 842
2:17.65 min
19 Janice Josephs South Africa 6074 1023
13.69 s		 855
1.70 m		 693
12.48 m		 1042
23.37 s		 915
6.21 m		 702
41.80 m		 844
2:18.47 min
20 Tiffany Lott-Hogan United States 6066 1105
13.13 s		 818
1.67 m		 823
14.43 m		 888
24.99 s		 896
6.15 m		 780
45.84 m		 756
2:25.10 min
21 Magdalena Szczepańska Poland 6012 1105
13.13 s		 818
1.67 m		 823
14.43 m		 888
24.99 s		 896
6.15 m		 780
45.84 m		 756
2:25.10 min
22 Irina Naumenko Kazakhstan 6000 956
14.16 s		 966
1.79 m		 724
12.95 m		 898
24.88 s		 899
6.16 m		 658
39.50 m		 899
2:14.57 min
23 Yuliya Akulenko Ukraine 5996 963
14.11 s		 891
1.73 m		 737
13.15 m		 927
24.57 s		 856
6.02 m		 833
48.62 m		 789
2:22.58 min
24 Soma Biswas India 5965 998
13.86 s		 855
1.70 m		 662
12.01 m		 933
24.50 s		 825
5.92 m		 760
44.84 m		 932
2:12.57 min
25 Marsha Mark-Baird Trinidad and Tobago 5962 (NR) 1039
13.58 s		 855
1.70 m		 608
11.20 m		 877
25.11 s		 918
6.22 m		 858
49.90 m		 807
2:21.21 min
26 Michaela Hejnová Czech Republic 5716 1004
13.82 s		 855
1.70 m		 670
12.13 m		 854
25.36 s		 759
5.70 m		 826
48.22 m		 748
2:25.68 min
27 Shen Shengfei China 4949 953
14.18 s		 891
1.73 m		 809
14.22 m		 796
26.01 s		 0
NM		 801
46.95 m		 699
2:29.50 min
28 Yuki Nakata Japan 4871 987
13.94 s		 928
1.76 m		 631
11.54 m		 818
25.76 s		 0
NM		 662
39.75 m		 845
2:18.46 min
N/A Svetlana Kazanina Kazakhstan DNF 843
14.99 s		 855
1.70 m		 686
12.38 m		 770
26.31 s		 0
NM		 666
39.92 m		 DNS
N/A Denise Lewis Great Britain DNF 1065
14.99 s		 891
1.73 m		 883
15.33 m		 849
25.42 s		 816
5.89 m		 DNS DNS
N/A Tiia Hautala Finland DNF 980
13.99 s		 855
1.70 m		 632
11.56 m		 788
26.10 s		 401
4.39 m		 DNS DNS
N/A Anzhela Atroshchenko Turkey DNF 964
14.10 s		 783
1.64 m		 680
12.29 m		 877
25.11 s		 DNS DNS DNS
N/A Natallia Sazanovich Belarus DNF 1017
13.73 s		 891
1.73 m		 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
N/A Tatyana Gordeyeva Russia DNF 0
DNF		 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS

References
  1. "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Heptathlon". Athens 2004. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Timetable by Day". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. "Athletics: Women's Heptathlon – Results by Summary". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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