The 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the 22nd edition of the global series of combined track and field event meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It featured decathlon for men and heptathlon for women. A total of eleven meetings were in the 2019 series, starting at the Multistars meet on 27 April and finishing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships on 4 October.
Athletes scored points based on their performances at meetings in the series, with the overall winners being the athletes with the highest aggregate score over three meetings. The total prize money was US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each received $30,000, while second and third placed athletes were entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes were given to the rest of the top eight finishers. The overall winners were Damian Warner of Canada with 25,753 points in the decathlon and Austrian Verena Preiner with 19,623 points in the heptathlon.[1]
The 2019 challenge included eleven meetings, covering invitational meetings, as well as national, regional and international championships and games.
| Date | Event | Location | Country | Type | Results | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27–28 April | Multistars | Lana | Italy | Invitational | Results | [2] [3] | |
| 25–26 May | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | Austria | Invitational | Results | [4] [5] | |
| 8–9 June | Meeting Internacional Arona | Arona | Spain | Invitational | Results | [6] [7] | |
| 22–23 June | Décastar | Talence | France | Invitational | Results | [8] [9] | |
| 29–30 June | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen | Germany | Invitational | Results | [10] [11] | |
| 5–7 July | European Combined Events Team Championships (Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League) | Ribeira Brava/Lutsk | Portugal/Ukraine | Continental championships | Results | [12] [13] | |
| 25–28 July | USA Championships | Des Moines | United States | National championships | Results | [14] [15] | |
| 6–8 August | Pan American Games | Lima | Peru | Continental games | Decathlon/Heptathlon | [16] [17] | |
| 2–4 October | World Championships | Doha | Qatar | World championships | Decathlon/Heptathlon | [18] [19] |
| Multistars | 8117 | 7950 | 7927 | ||||
| Hypo-Meeting | 8711 | 8473 | 8353 | ||||
| Meeting Arona | 8037 | 7878 | 7853 | ||||
| Décastar | 8453 | 8344 | 8214 | ||||
| Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | 8444 | 8205 | 7872 | ||||
| ECETC Super League | 8237 | 8181 | 8073 | ||||
| ECETC 1st League | 8104 | 8083 | 7925 | ||||
| ECETC 2nd League | 7837 | 7379 | 7303 | ||||
| USA Championships | 8295 | 8227 | 8188 | ||||
| Pan American Games | 8513 | 8240 | 8161 | ||||
| World Championships | 8691 | 8604 | 8529 |
| Multistars | 5971 | 5881 | 5873 | ||||
| Hypo-Meeting | 6813 | 6476 | 6469 | ||||
| Meeting Arona | 6472 | 6194 | 5955 | ||||
| Décastar | 6819 | 6619 | 6518 | ||||
| Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | 6591 | 6461 | 6232 | ||||
| ECETC Super League | 6165 | 6029 | 5905 | ||||
| ECETC 1st League | 6034 | 5795 | 5589 | ||||
| ECETC 2nd League | 6027 | 5755 | 5562 | ||||
| USA Championships | 6663 | 6610 | 6 230 | ||||
| Pan American Games | 6113 | 5990 | 5925 | ||||
| World Championships | 6981 | 6677 | 6560 |
The following are the rankings of all athletes who competed at three series meets or more.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 25753 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 25138 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 25059 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 24343 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 24215 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 24082 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 23977 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 23861 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 23807 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 23788 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 23439 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 22942 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 22145 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 16713 | |||
| 15 | 3 | 16476 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 16219 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 15987 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 15304 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 19623 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 19507 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 19437 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 18921 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 18318 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 18275 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 18210 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 17707 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 17499 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 17487 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 16318 | |||
| 24 | 3 | 12021 | |||
| 28 | 3 | 11365 | |||
| 29 | 3 | 11330 |