Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon explained

Event:	Women's heptathlon
Games:	2020 Summer
Venue:	Japan National Stadium
Dates:	4 August 2021 5 August 2021
Competitors:	24
Nations:	17
Win Label:	Winning points
Win Value:	6791
Gold:	Nafissatou Thiam
Goldnoc:	BEL
Silver:	Anouk Vetter
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Emma Oosterwegel
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	2016
Next:	2024

The women's heptathlon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.^[1] 24 athletes competed.^[2]

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, having appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1984.

Qualification

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's heptathlon event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 6420 points. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the IAAF World Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 24 is reached.^{[2] [3]}

The qualifying period was originally from 1 January 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both outdoor and indoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.^{[2] [4]}

NOCs cannot use their universality place in the heptathlon.^[2]

Competition format

The heptathlon consisted of seven track and field events, with a points system that awarded higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The athletes all competed in one competition with no elimination rounds.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
	6423
	6942
	7032
	7291
	6695
	6346

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The women's heptathlon took place over two consecutive days, with 4 events on the first day and 3 events on the second day.^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, 4 August 2021	9:00   19:30	100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres
Thursday, 5 August 2021	9:00   19:00	Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres

Detailed results

100 metres hurdles

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time	Points	Notes
1	3	Kendell Williams		12.97	1129
2	3	Marthe Koala		13.07	1114
3	3	Anouk Vetter		13.09	1111
4	3	Erica Bougard		13.14	1103
5	2	Noor Vidts		13.17	1099
6	2	Maria Huntington		13.20	1094
7	3	Zheng Ninali		13.27 (.261)	1084
8	1	Katarina Johnson-Thompson		13.27 (.265)	1084
9	2	Carolin Schäfer		13.29	1081
10	3	Odile Ahouanwanou		13.31	1078
11	1	Emma Oosterwegel		13.36	1071
12	2	María Vicente		13.44	1059
13	2	Georgia Ellenwood		13.47	1055
14	3	Annie Kunz		13.49	1052
15	1	Nafissatou Thiam		13.54	1044
16	3	Xénia Krizsán		13.58 (.575)	1039
17	2	Adrianna Sułek		13.58 (.579)	1039
18	2	Ivona Dadic		13.61	1034
19	2	Verena Mayr		13.65	1028
20	1	Nadine Broersen		13.74	1015
21	1	Vanessa Grimm		13.88	995
22	1	Evelis Aguilar		13.89	994
23	1	Ekaterina Voronina		14.19	952
–	1	Yorgelis Rodríguez

High jump

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nation	1.56	1.59	1.62	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	Height	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	B	Nafissatou Thiam		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	1.92	1132		2176	1
2	B	Katarina Johnson-Thompson		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxo	o	xxx			1.86	1054		2138	3
	B	Erica Bougard		–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xo	o	xxx						2157	2
4	A	Ivona Dadic		–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx				1.83	1016	=	2050	12
	A	Georgia Ellenwood		–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx							2071	8
	A	Noor Vidts		–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx							2115	4
	B	Adrianna Sułek		–	–	–	–	–	xo	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx							2055	11
8	A	Carolin Schäfer		–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xxx					1.80	978		2059	10
	A	Emma Oosterwegel		–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx								2049	13
	A	Anouk Vetter		–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx								2089	6
	B	Kendell Williams		–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx								2107	5
	B	Zheng Ninali		–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx								2062	9
	B	Nadine Broersen		–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxx							=	1993	17
	B	Annie Kunz		–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx								2030	14
	B	Maria Huntington		–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	xxx								2072	7
16	A	María Vicente		–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx						1.77	941	=	2000	16
	A	Verena Mayr		–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xxx									1969	19
	A	Vanessa Grimm		–	–	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx								=	1936	21
	B	Ekaterina Voronina		–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx									1893	22
20	B	Xénia Krizsán		–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx							1.74	903		1942	20
	A	Odile Ahouanwanou		–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx										1981	18
	A	Marthe Koala		–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx										2017	15
23	A	Evelis Aguilar		–	o	o	o	xo	xxx									1.68	830		1824	23
–	B	Yorgelis Rodríguez

Shot put

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nation	1	2	3	Distance	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	B	Odile Ahouanwanou		15.45	x	14.20	15.45	891		2872	6
2	B	Anouk Vetter		13.96	15.29	14.74	15.29	880		2969	2
3	B	Annie Kunz		15.04	15.15	14.83	15.15	871		2901	4
4	B	Nafissatou Thiam		14.82	x	14.80	14.82	849		3025	1
5	B	Vanessa Grimm		14.25	x	14.52	14.52	829		2765	16
6	B	Nadine Broersen		10.90	14.01	14.50	14.50	827		2820	11
7	A	Noor Vidts		13.59	14.33	13.35	14.33	816		2931	3
8	A	Ivona Dadic		14.10	x	x	14.10	801		2851	8
9	A	Carolin Schäfer		13.99	13.70	13.59	13.99	793		2852	9
10	B	Xénia Krizsán		13.78	13.60	x	13.78	779		2721	19
11	A	Ekaterina Voronina		12.92	13.09	13.76	13.76	778		2671	22
12	B	Verena Mayr		13.40	13.59	x	13.59	767		2736	18
13	A	Zheng Ninali		12.05	13.55	x	13.55	764		2826	10
14	B	Evelis Aguilar		13.34	13.42	12.95	13.42	755		2579	23
15	A	Katarina Johnson-Thompson		11.94	13.31	12.86	13.31	748		2886	5
16	B	Emma Oosterwegel		12.06	x	13.28	13.28	746		2795	12
17	A	Adrianna Sułek		12.80	x	x	12.80	714		2769	14
18	A	María Vicente		12.40	12.70	12.49	12.70	707		2707	21
19	A	Erica Bougard		12.37	12.29	12.69	12.69	707		2864	7
20	B	Marthe Koala		12.54	x	x	12.54	697		2714	20
21	A	Maria Huntington		x	x	12.49	12.49	694		2766	15
22	A	Kendell Williams		12.41	12.34	x	12.41	688		2795	12
23	A	Georgia Ellenwood		x	10.90	12.39	12.39	687		2758	17
–	B	Yorgelis Rodríguez		–	–	–	–	–

200 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	3	María Vicente		23.50	1029		3736	12
2	1	Noor Vidts		23.70	1010		3941	2
3	3	Anouk Vetter		23.81	999		3968	1
4	3	Odile Ahouanwanou		23.85	995		3867	5
5	3	Kendell Williams		24.00	981		3776	9
6	3	Evelis Aguilar		24.05	976		3555	21
7	1	Erica Bougard		24.08	973		3837	6
8	3	Annie Kunz		24.12	969		3870	4
9	3	Adrianna Sułek		24.16	965		3734	13
10	2	Emma Oosterwegel		24.25	957		3752	11
11	1	Carolin Schäfer		24.33	949		3801	7
12	1	Ivona Dadic		24.33	949		3800	8
13	2	Maria Huntington		24.50	933		3699	14
14	2	Georgia Ellenwood		24.51	932		3690	15
15	1	Verena Mayr		24.55	929		3665	16
16	2	Zheng Ninali		24.56	928		3754	10
17	1	Ekaterina Voronina		24.67	917		3588	20
18	2	Nafissatou Thiam		24.90	896		3921	3
19	2	Xénia Krizsán		24.96	890		3611	19
20	2	Vanessa Grimm		25.03	884		3649	18
21	1	Nadine Broersen		25.57	835		3655	17
	2	Yorgelis Rodríguez
	3	Marthe Koala
	1	Katarina Johnson-Thompson					2886	22

Long jump

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nation	1	2	3	Distance	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	B	Nafissatou Thiam		x	6.47	6.60	6.60	1040		4961	2
2	B	Kendell Williams		x	6.50	6.57	6.57	1030		4806	5
3	B	Anouk Vetter		x	6.42	6.47	6.47	997		4965	1
4	B	Noor Vidts		6.25	6.29	6.32	6.32	949		4890	3
	B	Annie Kunz		5.99	x	6.32				4819	4
6	B	Evelis Aguilar		6.16	6.29	6.17	6.29	940		4495	17
	B	Emma Oosterwegel		6.08	6.00	6.29				4692	8
8	B	María Vicente		6.18	6.06	x	6.18	905		4641	10
9	A	Verena Mayr		6.12	5.14	6.08	6.12	887		4552	15
	A	Zheng Ninali		5.88	5.87	6.12				4641	10
11	A	Ekaterina Voronina		5.98	6.11	5.94	6.11	883		4471	19
	A	Ivona Dadic		x	6.11	5.62				4683	9
13	B	Maria Huntington		x	6.10	x	6.10	880		4579	13
14	A	Odile Ahouanwanou		5.47	6.07	5.34	6.07	871	=	4738	6
15	B	Erica Bougard		5.76	6.06	5.84	6.06	868		4705	7
16	A	Vanessa Grimm		x	5.94	5.86	5.94	831		4480	18
17	A	Adrianna Sułek		5.93	x	5.55	5.93	828		4562	14
18	B	Xénia Krizsán		x	5.72	5.88	5.88	813		4424	20
19	A	Georgia Ellenwood		x	5.86	x	5.86	807		4497	16
20	A	Carolin Schäfer		5.69	5.73	5.78	5.78	783		4584	12
–	–	Marthe Koala		–	–	–	–	–
–	A	Katarina Johnson-Thompson		–	–	–	–	–
–	A	Nadine Broersen		–	–	–	–	–
–	–	Yorgelis Rodríguez		–	–	–	–	–

Javelin throw

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nation	1	2	3	Distance	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	A	Nafissatou Thiam		49.63	54.68	50.93	54.68	951		5912	1
2	B	Emma Oosterwegel		50.98	51.29	54.60	54.60	949		5641	4
3	B	Carolin Schäfer		52.96	54.10	48.93	54.10	940		5524	7
4	B	Anouk Vetter		51.20	44.87	47.23	51.20	883		5848	2
5	B	Xénia Krizsán		50.59	50.59	49.48	50.59	872		5296	15
6	B	Ekaterina Voronina		49.88	47.42	49.15	49.88	858		5329	12
7	B	Kendell Williams		44.36	48.78	47.58	48.78	836		5642	3
8	A	Ivona Dadic		47.41	44.66	48.40	48.40	829		5512	8
9	A	Erica Bougard		46.60	x	45.14	46.60	794		5499	9
10	A	Verena Mayr		39.66	44.95	44.71	44.95	763		5315	13
11	A	Evelis Aguilar		41.82	42.58	44.85	44.85	761		5256	16
12	A	Vanessa Grimm		44.16	43.28	44.75	44.75	759		5239	19
13	B	Georgia Ellenwood		44.11	x	x	44.11	746		5243	18
14	B	Odile Ahouanwanou		43.96	42.97	x	43.96	743		5481	10
15	A	Maria Huntington		37.87	42.91	x	42.91	723		5302	14
16	A	Annie Kunz		39.90	40.38	42.77	42.77	721		5540	6
17	B	Zheng Ninali		42.60	x	x	42.60	717		5358	11
18	A	Noor Vidts		40.84	39.31	41.80	41.80	702		5592	5
19	B	María Vicente		30.73	x	37.04	37.04	611		5252	17
20	A	Adrianna Sułek		36.84	36.58	34.20	36.84	607		5169	20
–	B	Nadine Broersen		–	–	–	–	–
–	–	Marthe Koala		–	–	–	–	–
–	A	Katarina Johnson-Thompson		–	–	–	–	–
–	–	Yorgelis Rodríguez		–	–	–	–	–

800 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall rank
1	1	Xénia Krizsán		2:07.65	999		6295	13
2	1	Adrianna Sułek		2:07.92	995	(.917),	6164	16
2	1	Verena Mayr		2:07.92	995	(.920),	6310	11
4	2	Noor Vidts		2:09.05	979		6571	4
5	1	Ekaterina Voronina		2:09.73	969		6298	12
6	1	Zheng Ninali		2:10.35	960		6318	10
7	1	Evelis Aguilar		2:10.45	958		6214	14
8	2	Emma Oosterwegel		2:11.09	949		6590	3
9	2	Carolin Schäfer		2:14.82	895		6419	7
10	2	Ivona Dadic		2:15.10	891		6403	8
11	2	Erica Bougard		2:15.92	880		6379	9
12	2	Annie Kunz		2:15.93	880		6420	6
13	2	Nafissatou Thiam		2:15.98	879		6791	1
14	1	Vanessa Grimm		2:16.27	875		6114	19
15	2	Kendell Williams		2:16.91	866		6508	5
16	1	María Vicente		2:16.99	865		6117	18
17	2	Anouk Vetter		2:18.72	841		6689	2
18	1	Georgia Ellenwood		2:19.21	834		6077	20
19	1	Maria Huntington		2:19.28	833		6135	17
20	2	Odile Ahouanwanou		2:29.05	705		6186	15

Overall results

Key

Key:

OR

Olympic record

AR

Area record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DNS

Did not start

DNF

Did not finish

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Overall points	100 h	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m
	Nafissatou Thiam		6791	104413.54	11321.92	84914.82	89624.90	10406.60	95154.68	8792:15.98
	Anouk Vetter		6689	111113.09	9781.80	88015.29	99923.81	9976.47	88351.20	8412:18.72
	Emma Oosterwegel		6590	107113.36	9781.80	74613.28	95724.25	9406.29	94954.60	9492:11.09
4	Noor Vidts		6571	109913.17	10161.83	81614.33	101023.70	9496.32	70241.80	9792:09.05
5	Kendell Williams		6508	112912.97	9781.80	68812.41	98124.00	10306.57	83648.78	8662:16.91
6	Annie Kunz		6420	105213.49	9781.80	87115.15	96924.12	9496.32	72142.77	8802:15.93
7	Carolin Schäfer		6419	108113.29	9781.80	79313.99	94924.33	7835.78	94054.10	8952:14.82
8	Ivona Dadic		6403	103413.61	10161.83	80114.10	94924.33	8836.11	82948.40	8912:15.10
9	Erica Bougard		6379	110313.14	10541.86	70712.69	97324.08	8686.06	79446.60	8802:15.92
10	Zheng Ninali		6318	108413.27	9781.80	76413.55	92824.56	8876.12	71742.60	9602:10.35
11	Verena Mayr		6310	102813.65	9411.77	76713.59	92924.55	8876.12	76344.95	9952:07.92
12	Ekaterina Voronina		6298	95214.19	9411.77	77813.76	91724.67	8836.11	85849.88	9692:09.73
13	Xénia Krizsán		6295	103913.58	9031.74	77913.78	89024.96	8135.88	87250.59	9992:07.65
14	Evelis Aguilar		6214	99413.89	8301.68	75513.42	97624.05	9406.29	76144.85	9582:10.45
15	Odile Ahouanwanou		6186	107813.31	9031.74	89115.45	99523.85	8716.07	74343.96	7052:29.05
16	Adrianna Sułek		6164	103913.58	10161.83	71412.80	96524.16	8285.93	60736.84	9952:07.92
17	Maria Huntington		6135	109413.20	9781.80	69412.49	93324.50	8806.10	72342.91	8332:19.28
18	María Vicente		6117	105913.44	9411.77	70712.70	102923.50	9056.18	61137.04	8652:16.99
19	Vanessa Grimm		6114	99513.88	9411.77	82914.52	88425.03	8315.94	75944.75	8752:16.27
20	Georgia Ellenwood		6077	105513.47	10161.83	68712.39	93224.51	807 5.86	74644.11	8342:19.21
–	Nadine Broersen			101513.74	9781.80	82714.50	83525.57
–	Katarina Johnson-Thompson			108413.27	10541.86	74813.31
–	Marthe Koala			111413.07	9031.74	69712.54
–	Yorgelis Rodríguez

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 29 January 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709200259/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/schedule/athletics-schedule . dead .
2. News: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics. IAAF. 31 March 2019.
3. News: IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes. BBC Sport. 7 March 2018 . 2 August 2018.
4. News: Olympic qualification period suspended until 1 December 2020. World Athletics. 6 April 2020. 9 April 2020.