Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 15–16
Competitors43 from 28 nations
Winning points6733
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nataliya Dobrynska  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hyleas Fountain  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelly Sotherton  Great Britain
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The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).[2]

Schedule

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All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 2008 9:00
10:30
19:00
21:30
100 metres hurdles
High jump
Shot put
200 metres
Saturday, 16 August 2008 09:50
19:00
21:35
Long jump
Javelin throw
800 metres

Records

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

World record   Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7291 points Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988
Olympic record   Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7291 points Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Overall results

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Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Country Overall points 100 m H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m
  Nataliya Dobrynska   Ukraine 6733 (PB) 1059
13.44 s
978
1.80 m
1015
17.29 m
944
24.39 s
1049
6.63 m
833
48.60 m
855
2:17.72 min
  Hyleas Fountain   United States 6619 1158
12.78 s
1093
1.89 m
751
13.36 m
1058
23.21 s
969
6.38 m
704
41.93 m
886
2:15.45 min
  Kelly Sotherton   Great Britain 6517 1097
13.18 s
1016
1.83 m
785
13.87 m
1040
23.39 s
953
6.33 m
622
37.66 m
1004
2:07.34 min
4 Jessica Zelinka   Canada 6490 (NR) 1129
12.97 s
941
1.77 m
780
13.79 m
1016
23.64 s
887
6.12 m
742
43.91 m
995
2:07.95 min
5 Anna Bogdanova   Russia 6465 (PB) 1111
13.09 s
1054
1.86 m
799
14.08 m
958
24.24 s
991
6.45 m
579
35.41 m
973
2:09.45 min
6 Karolina Tyminska   Poland 6428 (PB) 1033
13.62 s
941
1.77 m
799
14.08 m
1040
23.39 s
1017
6.53 m
590
35.97 m
1008
2:07.08 min
7 Lilli Schwarzkopf   Germany 6379 1017
13.73 s
978
1.80 m
835
14.61 m
885
25.02 s
837
5.96 m
897
51.88 m
951
2:10.91 min
8 Jolanda Keizer   Netherlands 6370 (PB) 993
13.90 s
1016
1.83 m
871
15.15 m
984
23.97 s
896
6.15 m
720
42.76 m
890
2:15.21 min
9 Kylie Wheeler   Australia 6369 (PB) 1024
13.68 s
1093
1.89 m
731
13.06 m
954
24.28 s
883
6.11 m
741
43.81 m
943
2:11.49 min
10 Jennifer Oeser   Germany 6360 1040
13.57 s
978
1.80 m
769
13.62 m
917
24.67 s
899
6.16 m
812
47.53 m
945
2:11.33 min
11 Marie Collonvillé   France 6302 (SB) 1040
13.57 s
1054
1.86 m
689
12.42 m
881
25.06 s
915
6.21 m
785
46.14 m
938
2:11.81 min
12 Olga Kurban   Russia 6192 1011
13.77 s
941
1.77 m
783
13.84 m
948
24.34 s
874
6.08 m
722
42.85 m
913
2:13.59 min
13 Hanna Melnychenko   Ukraine 6165 1047
13.52 s
978
1.80 m
739
13.18 m
947
24.35 s
975
6.40 m
589
35.89 m
890
2:15.23 min
14 Kamila Chudzik   Poland 6157 1008
13.79 s
941
1.77 m
817
14.34 m
854
25.36 s
840
5.97 m
900
52.05 m
797
2:21.97 min
15 Sonja Kesselschlager   Germany 6140 1050
13.50 s
941
1.77 m
816
14.33 m
841
25.50 s
862
6.04 m
750
44.28 m
880
2:15.94 min
16 Lucimara da Silva   Brazil 6076 1043
13.55 s
1016
1.83 m
634
11.59 m
928
24.56 s
905
6.18 m
674
40.34 m
876
2:16.20 min
17 Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida   France 6055 1000
13.85 s
867
1.71 m
735
13.12 m
896
24.90 s
899
6.16 m
847
49.32 m
811
2:20.96 min
18 Aiga Grabuste   Latvia 6050 (PB) 1010
13.78 s
941
1.77 m
707
12.70 m
914
24.71 s
962
6.36 m
649
39.02 m
867
2:16.87 min
19 Liu Haili   China 6041 (PB) 1041
13.56 s
941
1.77 m
708
12.71 m
936
24.47 s
874
6.08 m
702
41.79 m
839
2:18.84 min
20 Ida Marcussen   Norway 6015 968
14.07 s
867
1.71 m
725
12.97 m
885
25.02 s
868
6.06 m
809
47.37 m
893
2:14.96 min
21 Rebecca Wardell   New Zealand 5989 968
14.07 s
867
1.71 m
813
14.28 m
920
24.64 s
801
5.84 m
708
42.14 m
912
2:13.65 min
22 Niina Kelo   Finland 5911 (SB) 985
13.95 s
795
1.65 m
849
14.82 m
806
25.90 s
777
5.76 m
889
51.48 m
810
2:20.97 min
23 Argyro Strataki   Greece 5893 971
14.05 s
830
1.68 m
742
13.22 m
844
25.47 s
840
5.97 m
767
45.20 m
899
2:14.57 min
24 Gretchen Quintana   Cuba 5830 1011
13.77 s
830
1.68 m
734
13.10 m
948
24.34 s
856
6.02 m
632
38.14 m
819
2:20.31 min
25 Yuliya Tarasova   Uzbekistan 5785 974
14.03 s
867
1.71 m
701
12.60 m
946
24.36 s
825
5.92 m
731
43.31 m
741
2:26.19 min
26 Pramila Aiyappa   India 5771 983
13.97 s
903
1.74 m
639
11.66 m
894
24.92 s
883
6.11 m
692
41.27 m
777
2:23.46 min
27 Györgyi Farkas   Hungary 5760 887
14.66 s
903
1.74 m
665
12.06 m
788
26.10 s
877
6.09 m
734
43.45 m
906
2:14.05 min
28 Shobha Javur   India 5749 1033
13.62 s
795
1.65 m
732
13.07 m
922
24.62 s
807
5.86 m
735
43.50 m
725
2:27.50 min
29 Linda Züblin   Switzerland 5743 993
13.90 s
759
1.62 m
684
12.34 m
888
24.99 s
771
5.74 m
806
47.19 m
842
2:18.68 min
30 Julie Hollman   Great Britain 5729 918
14.43 s
941
1.77 m
691
12.45 m
850
25.41 s
890
6.13 m
650
39.08 m
789
2:22.54 min
31 Susmita Singha Roy   India 5705 963
14.11 s
867
1.71 m
613
11.27 m
948
24.34 s
843
5.98 m
663
39.79 m
808
2:21.14 min
32 Kaie Kand   Estonia 5677 (SB) 913
14.47 s
795
1.65 m
721
12.91 m
844
25.47 s
774
5.75 m
716
42.51 m
916
2:13.36 min
33 Yana Maksimava   Belarus 4806 880
14.71 s
903
1.74 m
767
13.60 m
802
25.94 s
0
NM
651
39.14 m
803
2:21.55 min
Laurien Hoos   Netherlands DNF 1047
13.52 s
795
1.65 m
860
14.98 m
927
24.57 s
771
5.74 m
832
48.54 m
DNS
Jackie Johnson   United States DNF 1091
13.22 s
941
1.77 m
649
11.82 m
911
24.74 s
813
5.88 m
DNS DNS
Viktorija Žemaitytė   Lithuania DNF 917
14.44 s
903
1.74 m
795
14.01 m
881
25.06 s
0
NM
DNS DNS
Austra Skujytė   Lithuania DNF 914
14.46 s
941
1.77 m
997
17.02 m
850
25.40 s
0
NM
DNS DNS
Wassana Winatho   Thailand DNF 988
13.93 s
830
1.68 m
DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Denisa Ščerbová   Czech Republic DNF 995
13.88 s
795
1.65 m
DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Diana Pickler   United States DNF 939
14.28 s
DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Irina Naumenko   Kazakhstan DNF 0
DNF
DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
DSQ Lyudmila Blonska   Ukraine 6700* 1078
13.31 s
1054
1.86 m
813
14.29 m
967
24.14 s
1001
6.48 m
814
47.60 m
973
2:09.44 min
DSQ Tatyana Chernova   Russia 6591* 1028
13.65 s
1016
1.83 m
719
12.88 m
986
23.95 s
997
6.47 m
829
48.37 m
1016
2:06.50 min

* Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.[3] Russia's Tatyana Chernova, who inherited the bronze medal following Blonska's disqualification was herself disqualified after a retest of her 2008 drug sample was found to contain metabolites of turinabol.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. ^ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ^ "IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

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