Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon; at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	August 15–16
Competitors	43 from 28 nations
Winning points	6733
Medalists
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.^[1]

The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).^[2]

Schedule

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

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

Key

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m
	Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR)	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 (USA)	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
	Tatyana Chernova (RUS)	6591	1028 13.65 s	1016 1.83 m	719 12.58 m	986 23.95 s	997 6.47 m	829 48.37 m	1016 2:06.50 min
4	Kelly Sotherton (GBR)	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
5	Jessica Zelinka (CAN)	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
6	Anna Bogdanova (RUS)	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
7	Karolina Tyminska (POL)	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
8	Lilli Schwarzkopf (GER)	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
9	Jolanda Keizer (NED)	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
10	Kylie Wheeler (AUS)	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
11	Jennifer Oeser (GER)	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
12	Marie Collonvillé (FRA)	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
13	Olga Kurban (RUS)	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
14	Hanna Melnychenko (UKR)	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
15	Kamila Chudzik (POL)	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
16	Sonja Kesselschlager (GER)	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
17	Lucimara da Silva (BRA)	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
18	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida (FRA)	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
19	Aiga Grabuste (LAT)	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
20	Liu Haili (CHN)	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
21	Ida Marcussen (NOR)	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
22	Rebecca Wardell (NZL)	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
23	Niina Kelo (FIN)	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
24	Argyro Strataki (GRE)	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
25	Gretchen Quintana (CUB)	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
26	Yuliya Tarasova (UZB)	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
27	Pramila Aiyappa (IND)	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
28	Györgyi Farkas (HUN)	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
29	Shobha Javur (IND)	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
30	Linda Züblin (SUI)	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
31	Julie Hollman (GBR)	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
32	Susmita Singha Roy (IND)	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
33	Kaie Kand (EST)	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
34	Yana Maksimava (BLR)	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
N/A	Laurien Hoos (NED)	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
N/A	Jackie Johnson (USA)	DNF	1091 13.22 s	941 1.77 m	649 11.82 m	911 24.74 s	813 5.88 m	DNS	DNS
N/A	Viktorija Žemaitytė (LTU)	DNF	917 14.44 s	903 1.74 m	795 14.01 m	881 25.06 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Austra Skujytė (LTU)	DNF	914 14.46 s	941 1.77 m	997 17.02 m	850 25.40 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Wassana Winatho (THA)	DNF	988 13.93 s	830 1.68 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Denisa Ščerbová (CZE)	DNF	995 13.88 s	795 1.65 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Diana Pickler (USA)	DNF	939 14.28 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Irina Naumenko (KAZ)	DNF	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Lyudmila Blonska (UKR)	~~6700~~ (DSQ)*	~~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

* Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.^[3]

Notes

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References

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v t e Combined events at the Olympic Games
Summary
Men's decathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Women's pentathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Women's heptathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

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Schedule

Records

Overall results

Notes

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