Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

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

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Key

Rank	Athlete	Country	Overall points	100 m H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m
	Nataliya Dobrynska	Ukraine	6733 (PB)	1059 13.44 s	978 1.80 m	1015 17.29 m	944 24.39 s	1049 6.63 m	833 48.60 m	855 2:17.72 min
	Hyleas Fountain	United States	6619	1158 12.78 s	1093 1.89 m	751 13.36 m	1058 23.21 s	969 6.38 m	704 41.93 m	886 2:15.45 min
	Kelly Sotherton	Great Britain	6517	1097 13.18 s	1016 1.83 m	785 13.87 m	1040 23.39 s	953 6.33 m	622 37.66 m	1004 2:07.34 min
4	Jessica Zelinka	Canada	6490 (NR)	1129 12.97 s	941 1.77 m	780 13.79 m	1016 23.64 s	887 6.12 m	742 43.91 m	995 2:07.95 min
5	Anna Bogdanova	Russia	6465 (PB)	1111 13.09 s	1054 1.86 m	799 14.08 m	958 24.24 s	991 6.45 m	579 35.41 m	973 2:09.45 min
6	Karolina Tyminska	Poland	6428 (PB)	1033 13.62 s	941 1.77 m	799 14.08 m	1040 23.39 s	1017 6.53 m	590 35.97 m	1008 2:07.08 min
7	Lilli Schwarzkopf	Germany	6379	1017 13.73 s	978 1.80 m	835 14.61 m	885 25.02 s	837 5.96 m	897 51.88 m	951 2:10.91 min
8	Jolanda Keizer	Netherlands	6370 (PB)	993 13.90 s	1016 1.83 m	871 15.15 m	984 23.97 s	896 6.15 m	720 42.76 m	890 2:15.21 min
9	Kylie Wheeler	Australia	6369 (PB)	1024 13.68 s	1093 1.89 m	731 13.06 m	954 24.28 s	883 6.11 m	741 43.81 m	943 2:11.49 min
10	Jennifer Oeser	Germany	6360	1040 13.57 s	978 1.80 m	769 13.62 m	917 24.67 s	899 6.16 m	812 47.53 m	945 2:11.33 min
11	Marie Collonvillé	France	6302 (SB)	1040 13.57 s	1054 1.86 m	689 12.42 m	881 25.06 s	915 6.21 m	785 46.14 m	938 2:11.81 min
12	Olga Kurban	Russia	6192	1011 13.77 s	941 1.77 m	783 13.84 m	948 24.34 s	874 6.08 m	722 42.85 m	913 2:13.59 min
13	Hanna Melnychenko	Ukraine	6165	1047 13.52 s	978 1.80 m	739 13.18 m	947 24.35 s	975 6.40 m	589 35.89 m	890 2:15.23 min
14	Kamila Chudzik	Poland	6157	1008 13.79 s	941 1.77 m	817 14.34 m	854 25.36 s	840 5.97 m	900 52.05 m	797 2:21.97 min
15	Sonja Kesselschlager	Germany	6140	1050 13.50 s	941 1.77 m	816 14.33 m	841 25.50 s	862 6.04 m	750 44.28 m	880 2:15.94 min
16	Lucimara da Silva	Brazil	6076	1043 13.55 s	1016 1.83 m	634 11.59 m	928 24.56 s	905 6.18 m	674 40.34 m	876 2:16.20 min
17	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida	France	6055	1000 13.85 s	867 1.71 m	735 13.12 m	896 24.90 s	899 6.16 m	847 49.32 m	811 2:20.96 min
18	Aiga Grabuste	Latvia	6050 (PB)	1010 13.78 s	941 1.77 m	707 12.70 m	914 24.71 s	962 6.36 m	649 39.02 m	867 2:16.87 min
19	Liu Haili	China	6041 (PB)	1041 13.56 s	941 1.77 m	708 12.71 m	936 24.47 s	874 6.08 m	702 41.79 m	839 2:18.84 min
20	Ida Marcussen	Norway	6015	968 14.07 s	867 1.71 m	725 12.97 m	885 25.02 s	868 6.06 m	809 47.37 m	893 2:14.96 min
21	Rebecca Wardell	New Zealand	5989	968 14.07 s	867 1.71 m	813 14.28 m	920 24.64 s	801 5.84 m	708 42.14 m	912 2:13.65 min
22	Niina Kelo	Finland	5911 (SB)	985 13.95 s	795 1.65 m	849 14.82 m	806 25.90 s	777 5.76 m	889 51.48 m	810 2:20.97 min
23	Argyro Strataki	Greece	5893	971 14.05 s	830 1.68 m	742 13.22 m	844 25.47 s	840 5.97 m	767 45.20 m	899 2:14.57 min
24	Gretchen Quintana	Cuba	5830	1011 13.77 s	830 1.68 m	734 13.10 m	948 24.34 s	856 6.02 m	632 38.14 m	819 2:20.31 min
25	Yuliya Tarasova	Uzbekistan	5785	974 14.03 s	867 1.71 m	701 12.60 m	946 24.36 s	825 5.92 m	731 43.31 m	741 2:26.19 min
26	Pramila Aiyappa	India	5771	983 13.97 s	903 1.74 m	639 11.66 m	894 24.92 s	883 6.11 m	692 41.27 m	777 2:23.46 min
27	Györgyi Farkas	Hungary	5760	887 14.66 s	903 1.74 m	665 12.06 m	788 26.10 s	877 6.09 m	734 43.45 m	906 2:14.05 min
28	Shobha Javur	India	5749	1033 13.62 s	795 1.65 m	732 13.07 m	922 24.62 s	807 5.86 m	735 43.50 m	725 2:27.50 min
29	Linda Züblin	Switzerland	5743	993 13.90 s	759 1.62 m	684 12.34 m	888 24.99 s	771 5.74 m	806 47.19 m	842 2:18.68 min
30	Julie Hollman	Great Britain	5729	918 14.43 s	941 1.77 m	691 12.45 m	850 25.41 s	890 6.13 m	650 39.08 m	789 2:22.54 min
31	Susmita Singha Roy	India	5705	963 14.11 s	867 1.71 m	613 11.27 m	948 24.34 s	843 5.98 m	663 39.79 m	808 2:21.14 min
32	Kaie Kand	Estonia	5677 (SB)	913 14.47 s	795 1.65 m	721 12.91 m	844 25.47 s	774 5.75 m	716 42.51 m	916 2:13.36 min
33	Yana Maksimava	Belarus	4806	880 14.71 s	903 1.74 m	767 13.60 m	802 25.94 s	0 NM	651 39.14 m	803 2:21.55 min
N/A	Laurien Hoos	Netherlands	DNF	1047 13.52 s	795 1.65 m	860 14.98 m	927 24.57 s	771 5.74 m	832 48.54 m	DNS
N/A	Jackie Johnson	United States	DNF	1091 13.22 s	941 1.77 m	649 11.82 m	911 24.74 s	813 5.88 m	DNS	DNS
N/A	Viktorija Žemaitytė	Lithuania	DNF	917 14.44 s	903 1.74 m	795 14.01 m	881 25.06 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Austra Skujytė	Lithuania	DNF	914 14.46 s	941 1.77 m	997 17.02 m	850 25.40 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Wassana Winatho	Thailand	DNF	988 13.93 s	830 1.68 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Denisa Ščerbová	Czech Republic	DNF	995 13.88 s	795 1.65 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Diana Pickler	United States	DNF	939 14.28 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Irina Naumenko	Kazakhstan	DNF	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
DSQ	Lyudmila Blonska	Ukraine	6700*	1078 13.31 s	1054 1.86 m	813 14.29 m	967 24.14 s	1001 6.48 m	814 47.60 m	973 2:09.44 min
DSQ	Tatyana Chernova	Russia	6591*	1028 13.65 s	1016 1.83 m	719 12.88 m	986 23.95 s	997 6.47 m	829 48.37 m	1016 2:06.50 min

* Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.[3] Russia's Tatyana Chernova, who inherited the bronze medal following Blonska's disqualification was herself disqualified after a retest of her 2008 drug sample was found to contain metabolites of turinabol.[4]

• Official final classification
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