2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon explained

The Women's Heptathlon at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7. The winning margin was 63 points.

Medalists

Gold Carolina Klüft
Sweden (SWE)
Silver Eunice Barber
France (FRA)
Bronze Margaret Simpson
Ghana (GHA)

Schedule

Saturday, August 6, 2005

Sunday, August 7, 2005

Records

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
7291 September 24, 1988
7128 September 1, 1987

Results

Overall results

Points table after 7th event

RankAthleteOverall points100 mhHJSP200 mLJJT800 m
1Carolina Klüft
6887 (SB)1096 pts
13.19 s
1003
1.82
862
15.02
1010
23.70
1129
6.87
806
47.20
981
2:08.89
2Eunice Barber
68241133 pts
12.94 s
1119
1.91
741
13.20
980
24.01
1089
6.75
826
48.24
936
2:11.94
3Margaret Simpson
63751043 pts
13.55 s
966
1.79
749
13.33
892
24.94
877
6.09
984
56.36
864
2:17.02
4Austra Skujytė
6360947 pts
14.22 s
1003
1.82
969
16.61
859
25.31
887
6.12
837
48.82
858
2:17.48
5Kelly Sotherton
63251075 pts
13.33 s
1003
1.82
753
13.38
986
23.94
978
6.41
535
33.09
995
2:07.96
6Marie Collonvillé
6248 (SB)1017 pts
13.73 s
1041
1.85
685
12.36
847
25.44
943
6.30
776
45.65
939
2:11.74
7Naide Gomes
6189995 pts
13.88 s
966
1.79
794
14.00
870
25.18
997
6.47
693
41.36
874
2:16.31
8Karin Ruckstuhl
61741053 pts
13.48 s
966
1.79
740
13.19
918
24.66
1014
6.52
607
36.84
876
2:16.17
9Nataliya Dobrynska
6144976 pts
14.02 s
1041
1.85
874
15.20
806
25.90
843
5.98
754
44.51
850
2:18.05
10Sonja Kesselschläger
6113981 pts
13.98 s
966
1.79
797
14.04
814
25.81
899
6.16
781
45.93
875
2:16.23
11Jessica Zelinka
60971047 pts
13.52 s
855
1.70
770
13.64
968
24.13
795
5.82
714
42.42
948
2:11.15
12Hyleas Fountain
60551036 pts
13.60 s
966
1.79
658
11.95
924
24.60
1007
6.50
681
40.70
783
2:22.98
13Lilly Schwarzkopf
5993985 pts
13.95 s
928
1.76
727
12.99
825
25.68
810
5.87
786
46.19
932
2:12.24
14Irina Naumenko
5991968 pts
14.07 s
928
1.76
777
13.74
865
25.24
896
6.15
654
39.30
903
2:14.27
15Kylie Wheeler
5919934 pts
14.32 s
928
1.76
725
12.96
876
25.12
905
6.18
620
37.53
931
2:12.33
16Virginia Johnson
59111058 pts
13.45 s
855
1.70
695
12.51
963
24.19
825
5.92
632
38.14
883
2:15.69
17Aryiro Strataki
5884984 pts
13.96 s
891
1.73
731
13.05
836
25.56
828
5.93
746
44.10
868
2:16.77
18Simone Oberer
58821011 pts
13.77 s
1003
1.82
658
11.96
840
25.52
846
5.99
617
37.39
907
2:14.02
19Magdalena Szczepańska
5880947 pts
14.22 s
891
1.73
797
14.04
801
25.96
759
5.70
801
46.96
884
2:15.61
20Yuki Nakata
5735980 pts
13.99 s
855
1.70
597
11.03
834
25.58
868
6.06
757
44.69
844
2:18.52
 Karin Ertl
DNF1001 pts
13.84 s
891
1.73
759
13.48
884
25.03
750
5.67
 
 
 
 
 Janice Josephs
DNF1041 pts
13.56 s
712
1.58
665
12.06
963
24.19
816
5.89
 
 
 
 
 Yuliya Akulenko
DNF920 pts
14.42 s
783
1.64
782
13.82
850
25.41
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Juana Castillo
DNF936 pts
14.30 s
818
1.67
733
13.09
745
26.61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Laurien Hoos
DNF1026 pts
13.67 s
855
1.70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tatsiana Alisevich
DNF909 pts
14.50 s
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tiia Hautala
DNS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References