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Heptathlon

Heptathlon is a World Athletics combined event of seven disciplines over two days: 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin and 800m. The total result is calculated through points tables.

LevelVariant FamilyAthletics CategoryAthletics

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Classification

Category Athletics

Family Athletics

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Athletics combined event with seven disciplines and points table.

Geeignet für Suitable for versatile athletes who want to combine sprinting, jumping, throwing and endurance.

Cost Medium: club/coach and several facilities matter more than personal specialist equipment. Club, coaching, spikes/implements by event, competition and travel costs. Athletics club with combined-events group.

First progress Single basics quickly; full combined event needs long planning.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

athletics facility
coach
hurdles
jump/throw areas
points table

First steps

find combined-events group
test basic technique in each event
plan load
understand scoring
do mini combined event

Athletics club, combined-events group or World Athletics/national federation material.

Dose sprint, jump and throw loads; plan technique and recovery.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, heptathlon, siebenkampf, world-athletics, combined-events, athletics, leichtathletik

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score the highest total across seven events.

Teilnehmer

Individual competitors.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring may exist by event.

Spielfeld

Athletics facility with track, jump and throw areas.

Dauer

Two competition days.

Wertung

World Athletics points tables for all seven performances.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest total score.

Ausrüstung

track
hurdles
high jump setup
shot
long jump runway
javelin
timing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

false start
invalid attempt
lane/zone violation
disqualification in an event

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Athletics (WA)
World Athletics (WA)

Heptathlon World Athletics · official · high
Competition and Technical Rules World Athletics · rulebook · high
World Athletics Championships World Athletics · official · high