1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon explained

The heptathlon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 26 and 27, 1991. The winning margin was 179 points.

Medalists

Gold Sabine Braun
Germany (GER)
Silver Liliana Năstase
Romania (ROU)
Bronze Irina Belova
Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

Monday, August 26, 1991

Tuesday, August 27, 1991

Records

Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships
7291 September 24, 1988
7128 September 1, 1987

Results

Overall results

Points table after 7th event

RankAthlete,
country
Overall
points
Overview by event (points on top, then result. Best performance in each event shown in green)
100 mhHJSP200mLJJT800m
1Sabine Braun
66721077 pts
13.32 s
1119
1.91
769
13.62
934
24.49
1062
6.67
834
48.66
877
2:16.09
2Liliana Năstase
64931121 pts
13.02 s
928
1.76
762
13.52
983
23.98
1020
6.54
736
43.58
943
2:11.48
3Irina Belova
64481021 pts
13.70 s
1041
1.85
743
13.23
968
24.13
953
6.33
686
40.96
1036
2:05.23
4Satu Ruotsalainen
64041044 pts
13.54 s
1080
1.88
692
12.46
962
24.20
905
6.18
803
47.04
918
2:13.24
5Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab
6392 (AR)1074 pts
13.34 s
966
1.79
888
15.40
950
24.32
896
6.15
756
44.62
862
2:17.17
6Urszula Włodarczyk
63911071 pts
13.36 s
928
1.76
818
14.36
976
24.05
908
6.19
750
44.28
940
2:11.72
7Peggy Beer
63801063 pts
13.41 s
966
1.79
725
12.97
957
24.25
956
6.34
738
43.66
975
2:09.32
8Tatyana Zhuravlyova
63701011 pts
13.77 s
1003
1.82
802
14.12
963
24.18
943
6.30
697
41.56
951
2:10.91
9Maria Kamrowska
62371083 pts
13.28 s
818
1.67
846
14.78
977
24.04
828
5.93
707
42.08
978
2:09.06
10Cindy Greiner
62161043 pts
13.55 s
966
1.79
841
14.70
931
24.52
994
6.46
583
35.62
858
2:17.47
11Rita Ináncsi
6198993 pts
13.90 s
966
1.79
826
14.48
881
25.06
934
6.27
758
44.74
840
2:18.81
12Zhu Yuqing
61241097 pts
13.18 s
1003
1.82
807
14.19
994
23.86
813
5.88
696
41.50
714
2:28.34
13Tina Rättyä
6086981 pts
13.98 s
928
1.76
719
12.88
890
24.96
862
6.04
769
45.30
937
2:11.90
14Ragne Kytölä
6062966 pts
14.09 s
966
1.79
664
12.05
866
25.23
985
6.43
713
42.40
902
2:14.36
15Ifeoma Ozoeze
6056994 pts
13.89 s
928
1.76
725
12.97
914
24.71
934
6.27
762
44.92
799
2:21.85
16Clova Court
60221072 pts
13.35 s
678
1.55
790
13.94
995
23.85
762
5.71
963
55.30
762
2:24.61
17Odile Lesage
60021013 pts
13.76 s
1041
1.85
739
13.17
829
25.64
786
5.79
662
39.70
932
2:12.24
18Joanne Henry
5999953 pts
14.18 s
928
1.76
671
12.15
887
25.00
924
6.24
679
40.60
957
2:10.53
19Sharon Jaklofsky
59921013 pts
13.76 s
966
1.79
747
13.30
850
25.41
899
6.16
714
42.44
803
2:21.51
20Kym Carter
5909976 pts
14.02 s
966
1.79
815
14.31
915
24.70
783
5.78
482
30.26
972
2:09.52
21Ingrid Didden
5855970 pts
14.09 s
783
1.64
715
12.81
841
25.50
819
5.90
871
50.58
860
2:17.32
22Petra Văideanu
5744920 pts
14.42 s
855
1.70
805
14.16
755
26.49
777
5.76
813
47.58
819
2:20.33
23Ana María Comaschi
5617970 pts
14.06 s
712
1.58
699
12.57
910
24.75
783
5.78
663
39.76
880
2:15.89
24Ghada Shouaa
5066783 pts
15.45 s
783
1.64
558
10.44
788
26.11
700
5.50
663
39.76
791
2:22.44
 Yu Long Nyu
DNF750 pts
15.71 s
747
1.61
0
NM
781
26.18
637
5.28
432
27.66
 
 
 Fu Xiuhong
DNF1010 pts
13.78 s
1003
1.82
734
13.10
884
25.03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Heike Tischler
DNF984 pts
13.96 s
928
1.76
794
14.00
921
24.63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
DNF1130 pts
12.96 s
1119
1.91
881
15.30
0
DNF
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References