World Athletics Championships 1997 / women's heptathlon

6th World Athletics Championships
discipline	Heptathlon
gender	Women
Attendees	22 athletes from 15 countries
venue	Athens
Competition location	Olympic Stadium
Competition phase	3rd / 4th August
	Medalists
	Sabine Braun ( GER )
	Denise Lewis ( GBR )
	Remigija Nazarovienė ( LTU )

The Athens Olympic Stadium in 2014

The heptathlon for women in the 1997 World Championships in Athletics was born on August 3 and 4, 1997 in the Olympic Stadium of the Greek capital Athens held.

The winner was the German World Champion 1991 , Vice World Champion 1993 , Olympic medalist in 1992 and two-time European champion ( 1990 / 1994 ) Sabine Braun . The British Olympic third party in 1996 Denise Lewis won the silver medal. Bronze went to Remigija Nazarovienė from Lithuania .

Existing records

World record	7291 P	United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee	OS in Seoul , South Korea	23/24 September 1988
World Cup record	7128 P	United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee	World Cup in Rome , Italy	August 31/1. September 1987

The existing world championship record was not set and not improved at these world championships.

execution

The seven disciplines of the heptathlon took place over two days, here is the schedule:

Day 1: August 3rd	100 meter hurdles	8:00 a.m.	Day 2: August 4th	Long jump	8:10 a.m.
	high jump	9:00 o'clock		Javelin throw	5:40 p.m. / 7:10 p.m.
	Shot put	7:00 p.m.		800 meter run	9:30 p.m.
	200 meter run	10:05 pm

The rating was based on the 1985 point table, which is still valid today.

Result

3rd / 4th August 1997

space	Surname	nation	Points	100 m hurdles	High jump	Bullet poking	200 m	Status after day 1 (P)	Long jump	javelin throw	800 m
1	Sabine Braun	Germany Germany	6739	13.16 s 1100 p	1.90 m 1106 p	15.08 m 866 p	24.46 s 937 P.	4009	6.42 m 981 P.	51.48 m 889 p	2: 17.32 min 860 p
2	Denise Lewis	United Kingdom Great Britain	6654	13.43 s 1060 p	1.84 m 1029 p	14.55 m 831 p	24.13 s 968 P.	3888	6.47 m 997 p	52.70 m 912 p	2: 17.54 min 857 P.
3	Remigija Nazarovienė	Lithuania 1989 Lithuania	6566	13.32 s 1077 P.	1.81 m 991 p	15.41 m 888 p	24.19 s 963 P.	3919	6.34 m 956 P.	43.46 m 734 p	2: 10.51 min 957 P.
4th	Urszula Włodarczyk	Poland Poland	6542	13.55 s 1043 P.	1.81 m 991 p	14.16 m 805 p	24.48 s 935 P.	3774	6.63 m 1049 p	44.18 m 748 p	2: 09.59 min 971 P.
5	Natallia Sasanovich	Belarus 1995 Belarus	6428	13.45 s 1058 P.	1.84 m 1029 p	15.03 m 863 p	23.92 s 988 P.	3938	6.24 m 924 p	43.70 m 738 p	2: 19.67 min 828 P.
6th	Mona Steigauf	Germany Germany	6406	13.29 s 1081 p	1.78 m 953 p	13.55 m 764 P.	24.22 s 960 p	3758	6.42 m 981 P.	43.92 m 743 p	2: 12.82 min 924 p
7th	Le Shundra Nathan	United States United States	6298	13.55 s 1043 P.	1.81 m 991 p	14.03 m 796 p	24.58 s 926 P.	3756	6.26 m 930 p	44.54 m 755 p	2: 17.54 min 857 P.
8th	Irina Vostrikova	Russia Russia	6277	13.78 s 1010 p	1.84 m 1029 p	15.39 m 887 p	25.81 s 814 P.	3740	6.11 m 883 P.	47.74 m 816 p	2: 18.95 min 838 p
9	Peggy Beer	Germany Germany	6259	13.78 s 1010 p	1.84 m 1029 p	15.39 m 887 p	25.81 s 814 P.	3740	6.11 m 883 P.	47.74 m 816 p	2: 18.95 min 838 p
10	Kelly Blair	United States United States	6253	13.71 s 1020 p	1.75 m 916 p	12.91 m 721 P.	24.34 s 948 p	3605	6.09 m 877 p	49.94 m 859 p	2: 13.66 min 912 p
11	Nathalie Teppe	France France	6242	13.87 s 997 P.	1.81 m 991 p	13.23 m 743 p	25.87 s 809 P.	3540	6.14 m 893 P	52.82 m 915 p	2: 14.91 min 894 P.
12	Marie Collonvillé	France France	6179	13.70 s 1021 P.	1.84 m 1029 p	12.04 m 664 p	25.04 s 883 P.	3597	6.10 m 880 p	44.40 m 752 P	2: 11.00 min 950 p
13	Tatiana Gordeeva	Russia Russia	6084	14.53 s 905 P.	1.90 m 1106 p	12.48 m 693 p	25.14 s 874 P.	3578	5.82 m 795 p	45.66 m 776 P.	2: 12.01 min 935 p
14th	Tiia Hautala	Finland Finland	6026	13.70 s 1021 P.	1.78 m 953 p	12.88 m 719 p	25.17 s 871 P.	3564	6.03 m 859 p	41.50 m 696 p	2: 13.98 min 907 P.
15th	Joanne Henry	New Zealand New Zealand	6011	14.11 s 963 P.	1.72 m 879 p	13.89 m 787 p	25.24 s 865 p	3494	6.17 m 902 P.	42.48 m 715 p	2: 14.46 min 900 p
16	Inma Clopés	Spain Spain	5631	14.30 s 936 p	1.75 m 916 p	13.46 m 758 p	25.84 s 811 P.	3421	5.71 m 762 p	40.30 m 673 p	2: 23.62 min 775 P.
DNF	Svetlana Moskalez	Russia Russia	5354	13.64 s 1030 p	1.81 m 991 p	13.50 m 761 P.	24.21 s 961 P.	3743	6.50 m 1007 p	36.70 m 604 p	DNS
	Ma Chun-Ping	Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei	4128	14.35 s 929 p	1.78 m 953 p	12.37 m 686 P.	25.82 s 813 P.	3381	5.66 m 747 p	DNS
	Eunice Barber	Sierra Leone Sierra Leone	3575	13.53 s 1046 p	1.81 m 991 p	11.60 m 635 p	24.82 s 903 P.	3575	DNS
	Svetlana Kazanina	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan	3373	14.63 s 891 P.	1.81 m 991 p	12.18 m 673 p	25.76 s 818 P.	3373	DNS
	Kym Carter	United States United States	2743	13.79 s 1008 P.	1.75 m 916 p	14.37 m 819 p	DNF 0 P	2743	DNS
	Athína Papasotiríou	Greece Greece	1711	14.53 s 905 P.	1.66 m 806 P	DNS		1711

Denise Lewis became vice world champion in 1996 - she won numerous other medals and victories in the years to come
Marie Collonvillé reached number twelve
Fourteen place for Tiia Hautala
(second from right)
Eunice Barber, here still for Sierra Leona, later for France, did not compete on the second day - she was later very successful as a long jumper and heptathlete

Video

Remigija Nazaroviene 1997 Bronze medal World Championship Athens on youtube.com, accessed July 7, 2020

Web links

5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed on May 18, 2020
Women Heptathlon Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) on todor66.com, accessed July 7, 2020
Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Women Heptathlon, Athens 1997, p. 354 (PDF; 10.3 MB), English, accessed on July 7, 2020

References and comments

↑ IAAF world records. Heptathlon women on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on July 7, 2020

[1] IAAF world records. Heptathlon women on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on July 7, 2020