Athletics 2020/Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon
General information
Sport	Athletics 2020
Date	4-5 August 2021
Competitors	24 athletes
Venue	Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Previous medalists
Gold	Nafissatou Thiam
Silver	Jessica Ennis-Hill
Bronze	Brianne Theisen Eaton
Medalists
	Nafissatou Thiam
	Anouk Vetter
	Emma Oosterwegel

The women's heptathlon of Athletics 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 4-5 August 2021 in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. With 24 athletes competing, the event was won by Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium, with Anouk Vetter from Netherlands taking the silver medal and Emma Oosterwegel from Netherlands taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of seven disciplines of modern track and field athletics. Athletes have to compete in several events, including the 100 metres sprint, the high jump, and the javelin throw. Points are given out based on the individual performance of an athlete, relative to the year's best result. The competitor with the most points after ten disciplines is the winner of the event.

Preview

Twenty-four athletes qualified for the event with defending Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam as one of the big favorites, though anything could happen in a versatile field. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was the reigning world champion and Commonwealth Games champion and seemed to be the biggest challenger for the Belgian, but Verena Mayr won the bronze medal at the most recent world championships, just ahead of Erica Bougard and Kendell Williams. Anouk Vetter won the bronze medal at the world championships in 2017, but took a break from the sport due to fatigue, and returned for the Olympic Games. Other potential medal contenders and outsiders included Yorgelis Rodriguez, Nadine Broersen, junior European champion Maria Vicente, under 23 European champion Adrianna Sulek, Carolin Schafer, and Emma Oosterwegel.

Current Records

Record	Date	Nat.	Name	Score
WR	24 September 1988		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	7291
OR	24 September 1988		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	7291

Summary

100 metres hurdles

Heat 1 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	13.27	1084
2		Emma Oosterwegel	13.36	1071	PR
3		Nafissatou Thiam	13.54	1044
4		Nadine Broersen	13.74	1015
5		Vanessa Grimm	13.88	995
6		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	13.89	994
7		Ekaterina Voronina	14.19	952	PR
-		Yorgelis Rodriguez	DNF	0

Heat 2 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Noor Vidts	13.17	1099	PR
2		Maria Huntington	13.20	1094
3		Carolin Schafer	13.29	1081
4		Maria Vicente	13.44	1059
5		Georgia Ellenwood	13.47	1055
6		Adrianna Sulek	13.58	1039
7		Ivone Dadic	13.61	1034
8		Verena Mayr	13.65	1028

Heat 3 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Kendell Williams	12.97	1129
2		Marthe Koala	13.07	1114
3		Anouk Vetter	13.09	1111	PR
4		Erica Bougard	13.14	1103
5		Zheng Ninali	13.27	1084	PR
6		Odile Ahouanwanou	13.31	1078
7		Annie Kunz	13.49	1052
8		Xenia Krizsan	13.58	1039

Results after Event 1

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Event 1	Total
1		Kendell Williams	1129	1129
2		Marthe Koala	1114	1114
3		Anouk Vetter	1111	1111
4		Erica Bougard	1103	1103
5		Noor Vidts	1099	1099
6		Maria Huntington	1094	1094
7		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	1084	1084
7		Zheng Ninali	1084	1084
9		Carolin Schafer	1081	1081
10		Odile Ahouanwanou	1078	1078
11		Emma Oosterwegel	1071	1071
12		Maria Vicente	1059	1059
13		Georgia Ellenwood	1055	1055
14		Annie Kunz	1052	1052
15		Nafissatou Thiam	1044	1044
16		Adrianna Sulek	1039	1039
16		Xenia Krizsan	1039	1039
18		Ivona Dadic	1034	1034
19		Verena Mayr	1028	1028
20		Nadine Broersen	1015	1015
21		Vanessa Grimm	995	995
22		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	994	994
23		Ekaterina Voronina	952	952
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	0

High Jump

Group A Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Height	Points	Info
1		Ivona Dadic	1.83	1016
1		Noor Vidts	1.83	1016
3		Georgia Ellenwood	1.83	1016	PR
4		Emma Oosterwegel	1.80	978	PR
4		Carolin Schafer	1.80	978
6		Anouk Vetter	1.80	978
7		Maria Vicente	1.77	941
8		Verena Mayr	1.77	941
9		Vanessa Grimm	1.77	941
10		Odile Ahouanwanou	1.74	903
10		Marthe Koala	1.74	903
12		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	1.68	830

Group B Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Height	Points	Info
1		Nafissatou Thiam	1.92	1132
2		Erica Bougard	1.86	1054
3		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	1.86	1054
4		Adrianna Sulek	1.83	1016
5		Nadine Broersen	1.80	978
6		Zheng Ninali	1.80	978
7		Annie Kunz	1.80	978
7		Kendell Williams	1.80	978
9		Maria Huntington	1.80	978
10		Ekaterina Voronina	1.77	941
11		Xenia Krizsan	1.74	903
-		Yorgelis Rodriguez	DNS	0

Results after Event 2

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Event 1	Event 2	Total
1		Nafissatou Thiam	1044	1132	2176
2		Erica Bougard	1103	1054	2157
3		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	1084	1054	2138
4		Noor Vidts	1099	1016	2115
5		Kendell Williams	1129	978	2107
6		Anouk Vetter	1111	978	2089
7		Maria Huntington	1094	978	2072
8		Georgia Ellenwood	1055	1016	2071
9		Zheng Ninali	1084	978	2062
10		Carolin Schafer	1081	978	2059
11		Adrianna Sulek	1039	1016	2055
12		Ivona Dadic	1034	1016	2050
13		Emma Oosterwegel	1071	978	2049
14		Annie Kunz	1052	978	2030
15		Marthe Koala	1114	903	2017
16		Maria Vicente	1059	941	2000
17		Nadine Broersen	1015	978	1993
18		Odile Ahouanwanou	1078	903	1981
19		Verena Mayr	1028	941	1969
20		Xenia Krizsan	1039	903	1942
21		Vanessa Grimm	995	941	1936
22		Ekaterina Voronina	952	941	1893
23		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	994	830	1824
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	0	0

Shot Put

Group A Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1		Noor Vidts	13.59	14.33PR	13.35	816
2		Ivona Dadic	14.11	x	x	801
3		Carolin Schafer	13.99	13.70	13.59	793
4		Ekaterina Voronina	12.92	13.09	13.76	778
5		Zheng Ninali	12.05	13.55	x	764
6		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	11.94	13.31	12.86	748
7		Adrianna Sulek	12.80	x	x	714
8		Maria Vicente	12.40	12.70	12.49	707
9		Erica Bougard	12.37	12.29	12.69	707
10		Maria Huntington	x	x	12.49	694
11		Kendell Williams	12.41	12.34	x	688
12		Georgia Ellenwood	x	10.90	12.39	687

Group B Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1		Odile Ahouanawanou	15.45	x	14.20	891
2		Anouk Vetter	13.96	15.29	14.74	880
3		Annie Kunz	15.04	15.15	14.83	871
4		Nafissatou Thiam	14.82	x	14.80	849
5		Vanessa Grimm	14.25	x	14.52	829
6		Nadine Broersen	10.90	14.01	14.50	827
7		Xenia Krizsan	13.78	13.60	x	779
8		Verena Mayr	13.40	13.59	x	767
9		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	13.34	13.42	12.95	755
10		Emma Oosterwegel	12.06	x	13.28	746
11		Marthe Koala	12.54	x	x	697
-		Yorgelis Rodriguez	DNS	DNS	DNS	0

Results after Event 3

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Total
1		Nafissatou Thiam	1044	1132	849	3025
2		Anouk Vetter	1111	978	880	2969
3		Noor Vidts	1099	1016	816	2931
4		Annie Kunz	1052	978	871	2901
5		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	1084	1054	748	2886
6		Odile Ahouanwanou	1078	903	891	2872
7		Erica Bougard	1103	1054	707	2864
8		Carolin Schafer	1081	978	793	2852
9		Ivona Dadic	1034	1016	801	2851
10		Zheng Ninali	1084	978	764	2826
11		Nadine Broersen	1015	978	827	2820
12		Kendell Williams	1129	978	688	2795
12		Emma Oosterwegel	1071	978	746	2795
14		Adrianna Sulek	1039	1016	714	2769
15		Maria Huntington	1094	978	694	2766
16		Vanessa Grimm	995	941	829	2765
17		Georgia Ellenwood	1055	1016	687	2758
18		Verena Mayr	1028	941	767	2736
19		Xenia Krizsan	1039	903	779	2721
20		Marthe Koala	1114	903	697	2714
21		Maria Vicente	1059	941	707	2707
22		Ekaterina Voronina	952	941	778	2671
23		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	994	830	755	2579
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	0	0	0

200 metres

Heat 1 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Noor Vidts	23.70	1010	PR
2		Erica Bougard	24.08	973
3		Ivona Dadic	24.33	949
4		Carolin Schafer	24.33	949
5		Verena Mayr	24.55	929
6		Ekaterina Voronina	24.67	917	PR
7		Nadine Broersen	25.57	835
8		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	DQ	0

Heat 2 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Emma Oosterwegel	24.25	957	PR
2		Maria Huntington	24.50	933
3		Georgia Ellenwood	24.51	932
4		Zheng Ninali	24.56	928
5		Nafissatou Thiam	24.90	896
6		Xenia Krizsan	24.96	890
7		Vanessa Grimm	25.03	884
8		Yorgelis Rodriguez	DNS	0

Heat 3 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Maria Vicente	23.50	1029
2		Anouk Vetter	23.81	999
3		Odile Ahouanwanou	23.85	995	PR
4		Kendell Williams	24.00	981
5		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	24.05	976
6		Annie Kunz	24.12	969
7		Adrianna Sulek	24.16	965
8		Marthe Koala	DNS	0

Results after Event 4

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Event 1	Event 2	Event 3	Event 4	Total
1		Anouk Vetter	1111	978	880	999	3968
2		Noor Vidts	1099	1016	816	1010	3941
3		Nafissatou Thiam	1044	1132	849	896	3921
4		Annie Kunz	1052	978	871	969	3870
5		Odile Ahouanwanou	1078	903	891	995	3867
6		Erica Bougard	1103	1054	707	973	3837
7		Carolin Schafer	1081	978	793	949	3801
8		Ivona Dadic	1034	1016	801	949	3800
9		Kendell Williams	1129	978	688	981	3776
10		Zheng Ninali	1084	978	764	928	3754
11		Emma Oosterwegel	1071	978	746	957	3752
12		Maria Vicente	1059	941	707	1029	3736
13		Adrianna Sulek	1039	1016	714	965	3734
14		Maria Huntington	1094	978	694	933	3699
15		Georgia Ellenwood	1055	1016	687	932	3690
16		Verena Mayr	1028	941	767	929	3665
17		Nadine Broersen	1015	978	827	835	3655
18		Vanessa Grimm	995	941	829	884	3649
19		Xenia Krizsan	1039	903	779	890	3611
20		Ekaterina Voronina	952	941	778	917	3588
21		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	994	830	755	976	3555
22		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	1084	1054	748	0	2886
23		Marthe Koala	1114	903	697	0	2714
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	0

Long Jump

Group A Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Points
1		Verena Mayr	6.12	5.14	6.08	887
2		Zheng Ninali	5.88	5.87	6.12	887
3		Ekaterina Voronina	5.98	6.11	5.94	883
4		Ivona Dadic	x	6.11	5.62	883
5		Odile Ahouanwanou	5.47	6.07	5.34	871
6		Vanessa Grimm	x	5.94	5.86	831
7		Adrianna Sulek	5.93	x	5.55	828
8		Georgia Ellenwood	x	5.86	x	807
9		Carolin Schafer	5.69	5.73	5.78	783
-		Nadine Broersen	DNS	DNS	DNS	0
-		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	DNS	DNS	DNS	0

Group B Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Points
1		Nafissatou Thiam	x	6.47	6.60	1040
2		Kendell Williams	x	6.50	6.57	1030
3		Anouk Vetter	x	6.42	6.47	997
4		Noor Vidts	6.25	6.29	6.32	949
5		Annie Kunz	5.99	x	6.32	949
6		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	6.16	6.29	6.17	940
7		Emma Oosterwegel	6.08	6.00	6.29	940
8		Maria Vicente	6.18	6.06	x	905
9		Maria Huntington	x	6.10	x	880
10		Erica Bougard	5.76	6.06	5.84	868
11		Xenia Krizsan	x	5.72	5.88	813

Results after Event 5

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Day 1	Event 5	Total
1		Anouk Vetter	3968	997	4965
2		Nafissatou Thiam	3921	1040	4961
3		Noor Vidts	3941	949	4890
4		Annie Kunz	3870	949	4819
5		Kendell Williams	3776	1030	4806
6		Odile Ahouanwanou	3867	871	4738
7		Erica Bougard	3837	868	4705
8		Emma Oosterwegel	3752	940	4692
9		Ivona Dadic	3800	883	4683
10		Zheng Ninali	3754	887	4641
10		Maria Vicente	3736	905	4641
12		Carolin Schafer	3801	783	4584
13		Maria Huntington	3699	880	4579
14		Adrianna Sulek	3734	828	4562
15		Verena Mayr	3665	887	4552
16		Georgia Ellenwood	3690	807	4497
17		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	3555	940	4495
18		Vanessa Grimm	3649	831	4480
19		Ekaterina Voronina	3588	883	4471
20		Xenia Krizsan	3611	813	4424
21		Nadine Broersen	3655	0	3655
22		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	2886	0	2886
23		Marthe Koala	2714	DNS	2714
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	DNS	0

Javelin Throw

Group A Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1		Nafissatou Thiam	49.63	54.68	50.93	951
2		Ivona Dadic	47.41	44.66	48.40	829
3		Erica Bougard	46.60	x	45.14	794
4		Verena Mayr	39.66	44.95	44.71	763
5		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	41.82	42.58	44.85	761
6		Vanessa Grimm	44.16	43.28	44.75	759
7		Maria Huntington	37.87	42.91	x	723
8		Annie Kunz	39.90	40.38	42.77	721
9		Noor Vidts	40.84	39.31	41.80PR	702
10		Adrianna Sulek	36.84	36.58	34.20	607
-		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	DNS	DNS	DNS	0

Group B Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1		Emma Oosterwegel	50.98	51.29	54.60PR	949
2		Carolin Schafer	52.96	54.10PR	48.93	940
3		Anouk Vetter	51.20	44.87	47.23	883
4		Xenia Krizsan	50.59	50.59	49.48	872
5		Ekaterina Voronina	49.88	47.42	49.15	858
6		Kendell Williams	44.36	48.78PR	47.58	836
7		Georgia Ellenwood	44.11	x	x	746
8		Odile Ahouanwanou	43.96	42.97	x	743
9		Zheng Ninali	42.60	x	x	717
10		Maria Vicente	30.73	x	37.04	611
-		Nadine Broersen	DNS	DNS	DNS	0

Results after Event 6

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Day 1	Event 5	Event 6	Total
1		Nafissatou Thiam	3921	1040	951	5912
2		Anouk Vetter	3968	997	883	5848
3		Kendell Williams	3776	1030	836	5642
4		Emma Oosterwegel	3752	940	949	5641
5		Noor Vidts	3941	949	702	5592
6		Annie Kunz	3870	949	721	5540
7		Carolin Schafer	3801	783	940	5524
8		Ivona Dadic	3800	883	829	5512
9		Erica Bougard	3837	868	794	5499
10		Odile Ahouanwanou	3867	871	743	5481
11		Zheng Ninali	3754	887	717	5358
12		Ekaterina Voronina	3588	883	858	5329
13		Verena Mayr	3665	887	763	5315
14		Maria Huntington	3699	880	723	5302
15		Xenia Krizsan	3611	813	872	5296
16		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	3555	940	761	5256
17		Maria Vicente	3736	905	611	5252
18		Georgia Ellenwood	3690	807	746	5243
19		Vanessa Grimm	3649	831	759	5239
20		Adrianna Sulek	3734	828	607	5169
21		Nadine Broersen	3655	0	0	3655
22		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	2886	0	0	2886
23		Marthe Koala	2714	DNS	DNS	2714
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	DNS	DNS	0

800 metres

Heat 1 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Xenia Krizsan	2:07.65	999
2		Adrianna Sulek	2:07.92	995	PR
3		Verena Mayr	2:07.92	995
4		Ekaterina Voronina	2:09.73	969	PR
5		Zheng Ninali	2:10.35	960	PR
6		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	2:10.45	958
7		Vanessa Grimm	2:16.27	875
8		Maria Vicente	2:16.99	868
9		Georgia Ellenwood	2:19.21	834
10		Maria Huntington	2:19.28	833	PR

Heat 2 Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Time	Points	Info
1		Noor Vidts	2:09.05	979	PR
2		Emma Oosterwegel	2:11.09	949	PR
3		Carolin Schafer	2:14.82	895
4		Ivona Dadic	2:15.10	891
5		Erica Bougard	2:15.92	880
6		Annie Kunz	2:15.93	880
7		Nafissatou Thiam	2:15.98	879
8		Kendall Williams	2:16.91	866
9		Anouk Vetter	2:18.72	841
10		Odile Ahouanwanou	2:29.05	705

Results after Event 7

Result	Nat.	Athlete	Day 1	Event 5	Event 6	Event 7	Total
1		Nafissatou Thiam	3921	1040	951	879	6791
2		Anouk Vetter	3968	997	883	841	6689
3		Emma Oosterwegel	3752	940	949	949	6590
4		Noor Vidts	3941	949	702	979	6571
5		Kendell Williams	3776	1030	836	866	6508
6		Annie Kunz	3870	949	721	880	6420
7		Carolin Schafer	3801	783	940	895	6419
8		Ivona Dadic	3800	883	829	891	6403
9		Erica Bougard	3837	868	794	880	6379
10		Zheng Ninali	3754	887	717	960	6318
11		Verena Mayr	3665	887	763	995	6310
12		Ekaterina Voronina	3588	883	858	696	6298
13		Xenia Krizsan	3611	813	872	999	6295
14		Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	3555	940	761	958	6214
15		Odile Ahouanwanou	3867	871	743	705	6186
16		Adrianna Sulek	3734	828	607	995	6164
17		Maria Huntington	3699	880	723	833	6135
18		Maria Vicente	3736	905	611	865	6117
19		Vanessa Grimm	3649	831	759	875	6114
20		Georgia Ellenwood	3690	807	746	834	6077
21		Nadine Broersen	3655	0	0	0	3655
22		Katarina Johnson-Thompson	2886	0	0	0	2886
23		Marthe Koala	2714	DNS	DNS	DNS	2714
24		Yorgelis Rodriguez	0	DNS	DNS	DNS	0

Results

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Points
	Nafissatou Thiam	Belgium	6791
	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands	6689	NR
	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands	6590	PR
4	Noor Vidts	Belgium	6571	PR
5	Kendell Williams	United States	6508
6	Annie Kunz	United States	6420
7	Carolin Schafer	Germany	6419
8	Ivona Dadic	Austria	6403
9	Erica Bougard	United States	6379
10	Zheng Ninali	China	6318
11	Verena Mayr	Austria	6310
12	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan	6298
13	Xenia Krizsan	Hungary	6295
14	Evelis Jazmin Aguilar	Colombia	6214
15	Odile Ahouanwanou	Benin	6186
16	Adrianna Sulek	Poland	6164
17	Maria Huntington	Finland	6135
18	Maria Vicente	Spain	6117
19	Vanessa Grimm	Germany	6114
20	Georgia Ellenwood	Canada	6077
-	Nadine Broersen	Netherlands	DNF
-	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain	DNF
-	Marthe Koala	Burkina Faso	DNF
-	Yorgelis Rodriguez	Cuba	DNF