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

RankAthleteHeptathlonPoints
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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
414.12 1.79 14.74 23.41 6.02 44.04 2:15.56 6294
513.56 1.82 13.83 24.91 6.28 45.89 2:18.54 6283
614.37 1.79 16.06 25.52 6.00 46.04 2:20.78 6112
713.68 1.70 14.68 25.16 6.04 46.12 2:19.05 6073
813.86 1.73 14.12 24.66 5.86 38.73 2:07.44 6061
913.94 1.70 14.03 25.10 5.69 45.38 2:09.85 6010
1013.79 1.79 13.32 25.52 5.94 45.40 2:18.98 6002
1113.87 1.79 11.89 25.59 5.93 41.61 2:13.70 5887
1214.48 1.73 14.94 26.41 5.87 46.37 2:24.45 5786
1314.07 1.76 11.14 25.11 5.57 50.76 2:23.54 5748
1414.60 1.85 12.84 26.54 5.65 44.37 2:23.20 5680
1514.41 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
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