Tetradecathlon Explained

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The tetradecathlon, also called double heptathlon, is an ultra combined events of track and field competition consisting of 14 events. The word "tetradecathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "decathlon", from Greek Τετράδέκα (tetradéka, meaning "fourteen") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or “prize”).

Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event.

Outdoor competition of tetradecathlon is only contested by female athletes, while male athletes compete in the icosathlon.The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the Icosathlon. There is an indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant.

Formats

Women's outdoor tetradecathlon

The vast majority of women's tetradecathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.Day 1

Day 2

Each event is scored according to the heptathlon scoring tables or, for non-heptathlon events, the World Athletics points tables.

Men and women's indoor tetradecathlon

In winter season, the ultra multi-event competitions are declined into indoor tetradecathlon for both men and women. They are also organized into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.Day 1

Day 2

Each event is scored according to the pentathlon scoring tables for women and the heptathlon scoring tables for men, and for the specifics events, the World Athletics points tables. Also run by the IAUM, its world championship is held yearly starting from 2012.

World Records

Outdoor Tetradecathlon

scope=col scope=col 100m Hscope=col High jumpscope=col 1500mscope=col 400m Hscope=col Shot putscope=col 200mscope=col 100mscope=col Long jumpscope=col 400mscope=col Javelinscope=col 800mscope=col 200m Hscope=col Discusscope=col 3000mscope=col Total
scope=row 14"89 1m51 5'03"74 62"18 12m73 25"16 12"59 5m73 56"10 32m69 2'23"94 28"72 47m86 11'48"68 10798pts

Indoor Tetradecathlon

scope=col scope=col 60mscope=col Long jumpscope=col 800mscope=col Shot putscope=col 400mscope=col High jumpscope=col 3000mscope=col 60m Hscope=col Pole vaultscope=col 1500mscope=col Weight throwscope=col 200mscope=col Triple jumpscope=col 5000mscope=col Total
scope=row 7"80 6m53 2'04"76 11m93 53"80 1m83 9'57"439"19 3m80 4'35"91 10m12 25"11 12m30 17'59"558831pts
scope=row 8"86 4m48 2'20"98 8m29 61"08 1m50 11'11"89 9"99 3m50 5'06"71 7m58 28"37 9m62 20'15"60 8388pts

This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the World Athletics but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.[1]

Area Records (outdoor)

ContinentScoreAthleteDatePlace
Europe10798Milla Kelo7–8 September 2002Turku, Finland
North America9824Natalia Gaerlan2–3 August 2008Scheeßel, Germany
Asia5392Takahashi Fumie13–14 August 2005Aomori, Japan
Oceania-
Africa-
South America-

National Records (outdoor)

CountryScore
10798
10732
10380
9824
9755
9612
9152
8779
8758
8552
8533
8478
7897
7052
5392

World Championships (outdoor)

EditionYearCityCountryDateWinnerScore
1st1990Espoo22–23 September9152
2nd1991Punkalaidun21–22 September9879
3rd1992Punkalaidun12–13 September10732
4th1993Punkalaidun11–12 September10513
5th1994Punkalaidun10–11 September10586
6th1995Punkalaidun9–10 September7731
7th1996Punkalaidun7–8 September9915
8th1997Punkalaidun6–7 September8021
9th1998Punkalaidun5–6 September9935
10th1999Punkalaidun4–5 September10033
11th2000Hexham23–24 September7733
12th2001Hexham22–23 September10286
13th2002Turku7–8 September10798
14th2003Sankt Pölten4–5 October9534
15th2004Gateshead21–22 August7978
16th2005Lynchburg, Virginia7–8 October6645
17th2006Bendigo14–15 October6605
18th2007Jyväskylä25–26 August8601
19th2008Scheeßel2–3 August9824
20th2009Delft12–13 September10380
21st2010Lynchburg, Virginia24–25 September7775
22nd2011Lisse20–21 August7744
23rd2012Turnhout30 June – 1 July7361
24th2013Yeovil24–25 August8889
25th2015Tartu22–23 August9338
26th2017Turnhout26–27 August8934
27th2018Delft25–26 August7264
28th2019Helsinki24–25 August6845
29th2021Épinal21–22 August8552
30th2023Turnhout8–9 July8758

World Championships (indoor)

EditionYearCityCountryDateWinnerScore
1st2012Helsinki14-15 April
8118
5054
2nd2014Helsinki12-13 April
7592
5205
3rd2016Helsinki09-10 April
8144
7929
4th2018Helsinki14-15 April
8478
6223
5th2022Miramas26–27 March
8831
6970
6th2024Boston16–17 March
7513
8388

Other IAUM events

Icosathlon

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.icosathlon.fi/ International Association for Ultra Multievents