2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon explained

Event:	Women's heptathlon
Competition:	2012 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location:	Helsinki, Finland
Dates:	29 June 30 June
Competitors:	18
Nations:	13
Win Value:	6544
Win Label:	Winning points
Gold:	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida
Silver:	Laura Ikauniece
Bronze:	Aiga Grabuste
Gold Nation:	FRA
Silver Nation:	LAT
Bronze Nation:	LAT
Previous:	2010
Next:	2014

The women's heptathlon at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 and 30 June.

Lyudmyla Yosypenko of Ukraine originally came second with 6416 points and was awarded the silver medal, but she was disqualified for doping in 2013, after her biological passport profile showed she'd been blood doping. All her results from 25 August 2011 onwards were annulled.^[1]

Laura Ikauniece (silver) and Aiga Grabuste (bronze) received their medals by mail.

Medalists

Gold	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida France
Silver	Laura Ikauniece Latvia
Bronze	Aiga Grabuste Latvia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	7291	Seoul, South Korea	24 September 1988
European record	7032	Osaka, Japan	26 August 2007
Championship record	6823	Barcelona, Spain	31 July 2010
World Leading	6906	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2012
European Leading	6906	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
29 June 2012	10:40	100 metres hurdles
29 June 2012	11:55	High jump
29 June 2012	14:25	Shot put
29 June 2012	18:20	200 metres
30 June 2012	12:00	Long jump
30 June 2012	14:10	Javelin throw
30 June 2012	19:00	800 metres
30 June 2012		Final standings

Results

100 metres hurdles

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes	Points
1	3	1	13.11	PB	1108
2	2	6	13.36	PB	1071
	3	7	~~13.42~~	~~=PB~~	~~1062~~
3	3	5	13.53	PB	1046
4	2	5	13.66	SB	1027
4	3	4	13.66		1027
6	2	7	13.68	PB	1024
6	2	3	13.68	PB	1024
8	2	2	13.77		1011
9	1	6	13.82		1004
10	1	4	13.88	SB	995
11	3	3	13.92		990
12	3	6	14.00		978
13	2	4	14.03	PB	974
14	1	2	14.08	SB	967
15	1	3	14.23		946
16	3	2	14.25		943
17	1	7	14.35	SB	929
18	1	5	14.49		910

High jump

Rank	Group	1.53	1.56	1.59	1.62	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	Result	Notes	Points
1	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx	1.86		1054
2	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxx		1.83		1016
3	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx		1.83	PB	1016
4	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxx			1.80		978
5	B	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx			1.80		978
6	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx			1.80		978
6	B	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx			1.80		978
8	B	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xxx				1.77	SB	941
9	A	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx				1.77		941
10	A	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx				1.77	PB	941
10	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	o	xxx				1.77		941
12	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.77	PB	941
	B	–	–	–	xo	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				~~1.77~~		~~941~~
13	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx					1.74		903
14	A	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx					1.74		903
15	A	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx						1.71	SB	867
16	A	–	o	o	o	o	xxx								1.65		795
17	A	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx								1.65	=SB	795
	A														DNS		0

Shot put

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Points
1	B	14.28	14.96	15.06	15.06	SB	865
2	B	x	14.61	14.91	14.91	SB	855
3	B	14.39	14.71	14.48	14.71	PB	841
	B	~~14.32~~	x	~~14.06~~	~~14.32~~	PB	~~815~~
4	B	12.46	14.21	x	14.21	SB	808
5	A	13.52	x	13.14	13.52		762
6	B	13.48	x	x	13.48		759
7	A	13.23	13.10	13.29	13.29		747
8	A	13.11	12.89	13.16	13.16		738
9	B	12.78	13.01	x	13.01		728
10	A	12.16	12.58	12.88	12.88		719
11	B	x	12.70	12.06	12.70		707
12	A	11.95	12.56	12.65	12.65		704
13	A	12.51	12.62	12.35	12.62		702
14	A	12.32	12.14	12.56	12.56	PB	698
15	B	12.36	12.28	12.07	12.36		685
16	A	11.54	12.22	x	12.22		676
17	A	11.28	11.34	11.81	11.81		649
	B						0

200 metres

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Lane	Time	Notes	Points
1	1	7	24.10	PB	971
	3	2	~~24.14~~		~~967~~
2	3	6	24.19	PB	963
3	3	7	24.30		952
4	3	5	24.32		950
5	3	4	24.36	PB	946
6	1	2	24.47		936
7	2	3	24.52	SB	931
8	3	8	24.54	SB	929
9	2	6	24.56	PB	928
10	1	3	24.59		925
11	2	2	24.90		896
12	2	5	25.14	SB	874
13	2	7	25.27		862
14	2	4	25.60		833
15	1	4	25.62	SB	831
16	1	6	25.74		820
17	1	5	26.12	SB	787
	3	3			0

Long jump

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Points
1	A	6.46	6.42	x	6.46		994
2	B	6.32	6.28	6.42	6.42	PB	981
3	A	6.42	x	6.17	6.42	SB	981
4	B	6.28	6.31	x	6.31	PB	946
5	A	6.22	6.14	6.30	6.30		943
6	A	6.27	x	5.25	6.27		934
7	B	6.02	6.18	x	6.18	SB	905
8	B	5.97	6.05	6.18	6.18		905
9	B	6.18	6.14	5.84	6.18	SB	905
	A	~~6.03~~	~~6.08~~	~~6.14~~	~~6.14~~		~~893~~
10	A	x	x	6.11	6.11		883
11	A	6.09	5.81	6.09	6.09		877
12	B	x	6.00	6.03	6.03		859
13	A	5.80	x	5.92	5.92		825
14	B	5.71	5.91	5.83	5.91	SB	822
15	B	5.46	5.58	5.55	5.58	=SB	723
16	B	5.52	x	–	5.52		706
	A	x	x	x			0

Javelin throw

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Points
1	A	55.82	43.67	47.79	55.82	PB	973
	A	~~49.61~~	~~49.01~~	x	~~49.61~~	SB	~~853~~
2	A	45.50	49.02	47.69	49.02		841
3	A	48.81	x	x	48.81		837
4	A	x	46.38	47.32	47.32		808
5	B	44.10	x	46.03	46.03	SB	783
6	B	45.85	x	x	45.85		780
7	A	43.13	45.81	43.65	45.81	SB	779
8	A	44.27	44.86	45.38	45.38		771
9	A	42.58	x	x	42.58		717
10	B	33.31	40.47	x	40.47	PB	676
11	B	32.51	34.06	39.99	39.99		667
12	B	37.55	37.40	38.96	38.96		647
13	B	38.45	x	x	38.45		638
14	B	37.04	38.34	35.59	38.34		635
15	B	35.03	36.09	38.12	38.12	SB	631
16	B	33.78	32.42	34.78	34.78		567
	A						0

800 metres

Rank	Heat	Lane	Result	Notes	Points
1	2	8	2:08.70	SB	984
2	2	2	2:10.10	PB	963
3	1	6	2:11.09		949
4	1	4	2:12.36	SB	930
5	2	4	2:12.82	PB	924
6	2	6	2:12.90	PB	923
7	1	1	2:14.37		902
8	1	8	2:16.86		867
	2	3	~~2:17.63~~		~~856~~
9	1	3	2:17.77		854
10	2	5	2:17.99	SB	851
11	2	7	2:19.47		831
12	1	5	2:19.93		824
13	1	7	2:25.38		752
14	1	2	2:25.79		747
	1	7			0
	2	1			0

Final standings

Rank	Points	Notes
	6544	PB
	~~6387~~	Doping
	6335	PB
	6325
	6298
	6262	PB
	6210	PB
	6151
	6073	SB
	6009
10	6003
11	5964
12	5959
13	5874
14	5692

References

Notes and References

Web site: IAAF News Edition 146 – 24 September 2013. iaaf.org.