2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

The 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the 22nd edition of the global series of combined track and field event meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It featured decathlon for men and heptathlon for women. A total of eleven meetings were in the 2019 series, starting at the Multistars meet on 27 April and finishing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships on 4 October.

2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge
Edition22nd
Dates27 April–4 October
Meetings11
2018
2021

Athletes scored points based on their performances at meetings in the series, with the overall winners being the athletes with the highest aggregate score over three meetings. The total prize money was US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each received $30,000, while second and third placed athletes were entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes were given to the rest of the top eight finishers. The overall winners were Damian Warner of Canada with 25,753 points in the decathlon and Austrian Verena Preiner with 19,623 points in the heptathlon.[1]

Calendar

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The 2019 challenge included eleven meetings, covering invitational meetings, as well as national, regional and international championships and games.

Date Event Location Country Type Results Ref.
27–28 April Multistars Lana Italy Invitational Results [2][3]
25–26 May Hypo-Meeting Götzis Austria Invitational Results [4][5]
8–9 June Meeting Internacional Arona Arona Spain Invitational Results [6][7]
22–23 June Décastar Talence France Invitational Results [8][9]
29–30 June Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen Ratingen Germany Invitational Results [10][11]
5–7 July European Combined Events Team Championships
(Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League)
Ribeira Brava/Lutsk Portugal/Ukraine Continental championships Results [12][13]
25–28 July USA Championships Des Moines United States National championships Results [14][15]
6–8 August Pan American Games Lima Peru Continental games Decathlon/Heptathlon [16][17]
2–4 October World Championships Doha Qatar World championships Decathlon/Heptathlon [18][19]

Results

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Meet First Second Third
Multistars   Jan Doležal (CZE) 8117   Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) 7950   Mathias Brugger (GER) 7927
Hypo-Meeting   Damian Warner (CAN) 8711   Lindon Victor (GRN) 8473   Maicel Uibo (EST) 8353
Meeting Arona   Martin Roe (NOR) 8037   Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) 7878   Risto Lillemets (EST) 7853
Décastar   Pierce LePage (CAN) 8453   Zach Ziemek (USA) 8344   Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL) 8214
Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen   Kai Kazmirek (GER) 8444   Basile Rolnin (FRA) 8205   Fredriech Pretorius (RSA) 7872
ECETC Super League   Vital Zhuk (BLR) 8237   Maicel Uibo (EST) 8181   Jorge Ureña (ESP) 8073
ECETC 1st League   Jiří Sýkora (CZE) 8104   Jan Doležal (CZE) 8083   Fredrik Samuelsson (SWE) 7925
ECETC 2nd League   Niels Pittomvils (BEL) 7837   Michael Bowler (IRL) 7379   Sander Maes (BEL) 7303
USA Championships   Devon Williams (USA) 8295   Solomon Simmons (USA) 8227   Harrison Williams (USA) 8188
Pan American Games   Damian Warner (CAN) 8513   Lindon Victor (GRN) 8240   Pierce LePage (CAN) 8161
World Championships   Niklas Kaul (GER) 8691   Maicel Uibo (EST) 8604   Damian Warner (CAN) 8529

Women

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Meet First Second Third
Multistars   Annie Kunz (USA) 5971   Kate O'Connor (IRL) 5881   Riley Cooks (USA) 5873
Hypo-Meeting   Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6813   Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT) 6476   Xénia Krizsán (HUN) 6469
Meeting Arona   Verena Preiner (AUT) 6472   Noor Vidts (NED) 6194   Vanessa Chefer (BRA) 5955
Décastar   Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6819   Xénia Krizsán (HUN) 6619   Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT) 6518
Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen   Verena Preiner (AUT) 6591   Ivona Dadic (AUT) 6461   Nadine Broersen (NED) 6232
ECETC Super League   Daryna Sloboda (UKR) 6165   Katie Stainton (GBR) 6029   Marijke Esselink (NED) 5905
ECETC 1st League   Kateřina Cachová (CZE) 6034   Jutta Heikkinen (FIN) 5795   Paulina Ligarska (POL) 5589
ECETC 2nd League   Noor Vidts (NED) 6027   Lucia Vadlejch (SVK) 5755   Maria Run Gunnlaugsdóttir (ISL) 5562
USA Championships   Erica Bougard (USA) 6663   Kendell Williams (USA) 6610   Chari Hawkins (USA) 6 230
Pan American Games   Adriana Rodríguez (CUB) 6113   Annie Kunz (USA) 5990   Martha Valeria Araujo Sinisterra (COL) 5925
World Championships   Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6981   Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6677   Verena Preiner (AUT) 6560

Points rankings

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The following are the rankings of all athletes who competed at three series meets or more.

Rank Athlete Nation Meets Total
1 Damian Warner   Canada 3 25753
2 Maicel Uibo   Estonia 3 25138
3 Pierce LePage   Canada 3 25059
4 Janek Õiglane   Estonia 3 24343
5 Tim Nowak   Germany 3 24215
6 Kai Kazmirek   Germany 3 24082
7 Martin Roe   Norway 4 23977
8 Kristjan Rosenberg   Estonia 3 23861
9 Fredrik Samuelsson   Sweden 3 23807
10 Paweł Wiesiołek   Poland 3 23788
11 Vital Zhuk   Belarus 4 23439
12 Risto Lillemets   Estonia 3 22942
13 Andrew Murphy   Great Britain 3 22145
14 Lindon Victor   Grenada 3 16713
15 Ilya Shkurenyov   Authorised Neutral Athletes 3 16476
16 Devon Williams   United States 3 16219
17 Mathias Brugger   Germany 3 15987
18 Bastien Auzeil   France 3 15304

Women

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Rank Athlete Nation Meets Total
1 Verena Preiner   Austria 3 19623
2 Erica Bougard   United States 3 19507
3 Kendell Williams   United States 3 19437
4 Nadine Broersen   Netherlands 3 18921
5 Annie Kunz   United States 5 18318
6 Chari Hawkins   United States 3 18275
7 Noor Vidts   Belgium 3 18210
8 Riley Cooks   United States 4 17707
9 Vanessa Chefer   Brazil 3 17499
10 Allison Halverson   United States 3 17487
11 Carmen Ramos   Spain 3 16318
24 Kateřina Cachová   Czech Republic 3 12021
28 Grit Šadeiko   Estonia 3 11365
29 Marthe Koala   Burkina Faso 3 11330

References

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  1. ^ Warner and Preiner win 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge. World Athletics (2019-10-17). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. ^ Heptathlon women 32nd Multistars - Trofeo Zerneri Acciai. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ^ Decathlon men 32nd Multistars - Trofeo Zerneri Acciai. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ^ Heptathlon women 45th Hypo-Meeting. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. ^ Decathlon men 45th Hypo-Meeting. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. ^ Decathlon men IX Meeting Internacional Arona 2019. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. ^ Heptathlon women IX Meeting Internacional Arona 2019. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  8. ^ Heptathlon Women Decastar. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  9. ^ Decathlon Men Decastar. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  10. ^ Decathlon men 23rd Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  11. ^ Heptathlon women 23rd Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  12. ^ Heptathlon women European Combined Events Cup Super League. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  13. ^ Decathlon men European Combined Events Cup Super League. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  14. ^ Heptathlon women U.S. Track & Field Championships. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  15. ^ Decathlon men U.S. Track & Field Championships. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  16. ^ Heptathlon Women Pan American Games. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  17. ^ Decathlon men Pan American Games. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  18. ^ Heptathlon women IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  19. ^ Decathlon men IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019. World Athletics (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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