2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon explained

The men's heptathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.

Medalists

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Bryan Clay
Trey Hardee
Aleksey Drozdov

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record6476 Toronto, Canada14 March 1993
Championship record6476 Toronto, Canada14 March 1993
World Leading6300Penza, Russia3 February 2010
African record5911Paris, France28 February 2010
Asian record6229Tallinn, Estonia16 February 2008
European record6438 Budapest, Hungary7 March 2004
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
6476 Toronto, Canada14 March 1993
Oceanian Record3498Houston, United States2 February 2008
South American record5951Fayetteville, United States15 March 2008

Qualification standards

Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:

  1. the three best athletes from the 2009 Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December 2009) limited to a maximum of one per country and
  2. the three best athletes form the 2010 Indoor Lists during (as at 22 February 2010)
  3. two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF

In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited.Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions.Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly

Schedule

DateTimeRound
March 12, 2010 10:15 60 metres
March 12, 2010 10:50 Long jump
March 12, 2010 16:35 Shot put
March 12, 2010 17:30 High jump
March 13, 2010 9:15 60 metres hurdles
March 13, 2010 10:40 Pole vault
March 13, 2010 16:40 1000 metres
March 13, 2010 16:40 Final standings

Results

60 metres

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 6.671003 SB
2 6.80 955SB
3 6.93 907
4 7.08854 SB
5 7.15 830
6 7.20 813SB
7 7.22 806
8 7.68 656 SB

Long jump

Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 7.78 1005
2 7.49932SB
3 7.38905
4 7.29 883
5 7.28 881
6 7.27 878
7 7.12842

Shot put

Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 17.17 924 PB
2 15.70 833 SB
3 15.31 809 SB
4 14.55 762
5 14.54 761
6 13.59 703
7 13.59 703

High jump

Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 2.18 973 SB
2 2.09 887
3 2.09 887 SB
4 2.06 859 PB
5 2.06 859 SB
6 2.06 859 SB
7 2.00 803

60 metres hurdles

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 7.79 1035
2 8.00 982
3 8.01 979 SB
4 8.04 972
5 8.24 922
6 8.30 908
7 8.34 898

Pole vault

Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 5.00 910
2 5.00 910 SB
3 5.00 910 SB
4 4.90 880
5 4.80 849 SB
6 4.60 790
7 4.40 731

1000 metres

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 2:41.70 855 SB
2 2:43.78 832
3 2:45.04 818
4 2:45.35 815 SB
5 2:46.55 802 SB
6 2:47.76 789 PB
7 2:50.28 763 SB

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Points Notes
6204 SB
6184 SB
6141
4 6124
5 6024 SB
6 6019
7 5764

References