2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon explained

These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With 18 participating athletes, including two non-finishers and one non-starter, the competition is notable for having the lowest number of competitors in the World Championships history. The competition started on Saturday August 4, 2001 and ended on Sunday August 5, 2001. The winning margin was 155 points.

Medalists

Gold	Yelena Prokhorova Russia (RUS)
Silver	Natallia Sazanovich Belarus (BLR)
Bronze	Shelia Burrell United States (USA)

Schedule

Saturday, August 4

Sunday, August 5

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
		7291	September 24, 1988
		7128	September 1, 1987	Rome, Italy
		6736	May 27, 2001

Results

Rank	Athlete	Heptathlon							Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
		13.77	1.88	13.15	23.73	6.61	50.73	2:11.53	6694
		13.29	1.76	15.90	23.87	6.50	46.72	2:20.87	6539
		13.05	1.67	12.87	22.92	6.45	48.74	2:14.24	6472
4		14.12	1.79	14.74	23.41	6.02	44.04	2:15.56	6294
5		13.56	1.82	13.83	24.91	6.28	45.89	2:18.54	6283
6		14.37	1.79	16.06	25.52	6.00	46.04	2:20.78	6112
7		13.68	1.70	14.68	25.16	6.04	46.12	2:19.05	6073
8		13.86	1.73	14.12	24.66	5.86	38.73	2:07.44	6061
9		13.94	1.70	14.03	25.10	5.69	45.38	2:09.85	6010
10		13.79	1.79	13.32	25.52	5.94	45.40	2:18.98	6002
11		13.87	1.79	11.89	25.59	5.93	41.61	2:13.70	5887
12		14.48	1.73	14.94	26.41	5.87	46.37	2:24.45	5786
13		14.07	1.76	11.14	25.11	5.57	50.76	2:23.54	5748
14		14.60	1.85	12.84	26.54	5.65	44.37	2:23.20	5680
15		14.41	1.73	11.43	25.04	5.92	34.60	2:22.89	5492
-		12.78	1.88	NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
-		15.02	1.76	NM	25.69	5.73	DNS	DNS	DNF
-		DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

References

• Results
• IAAF