Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Women's heptathlon; at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
	Olympic Athletics
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Date	20–21 August
Competitors	34 from 24 nations
Winning result	6952
Medalists
	← 2000 2008 →

The women's heptathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August.^[1]^[2]

Competition format

The heptathlon consists of seven track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The seven event scores are summed to give a total for the heptathlon.^[3]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 20 August 2004	09:30 10:40 19:30 20:40	100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres^[4]
Saturday, 21 August 2004	10:00 18:30 21:40	Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres^[4]

Records

Prior to the competition^[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291	Seoul, South Korea	23–24 September 1988
Olympic record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291	Seoul, South Korea	23–24 September 1988

No new records were set during the competition.

Overall results

The final results of the event are in the following table.^[5]

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
	Carolina Klüft	Sweden	6952 (SB)	1093 13.21 s	1119 1.91 m	845 14.77 m	1052 23.27 s	1099 6.78 m	839 48.89 m	905 2:14.15 min
	Austra Skujytė	Lithuania	6435 (PB)	974 14.03 s	928 1.76 m	955 16.40 m	903 24.82 s	943 6.30 m	852 49.58 m	880 2:15.92 min
	Kelly Sotherton	Great Britain	6424 (PB)	1059 13.44 s	1041 1.85 m	747 13.29 m	1022 23.57 s	1010 6.51 m	613 37.19 m	932 2:12.27 min
4	Shelia Burrell	United States	6296 (SB)	1099 13.17 s	855 1.70 m	737 13.14 m	975 24.06 s	927 6.25 m	815 47.69 m	888 2:15.32 min
5	Yelena Prokhorova	Russia	6289	1001 13.84 s	966 1.79 m	772 13.67 m	914 24.71 s	915 6.21 m	775 45.58 m	946 2:11.31 min
6	Sonja Kesselschläger	Germany	6287 (PB)	1068 13.38 s	928 1.76 m	829 14.53 m	866 25.23 s	981 6.42 m	725 42.29 m	890 2:15.21 min
7	Marie Collonvillé	France	6279 (SB)	1028 13.65 s	1041 1.85 m	684 12.35 m	863 25.26 s	908 6.19 m	843 49.14 m	912 2:13.62 min
8	Nataliya Dobrynska	Ukraine	6255	994 13.89 s	1003 1.82 m	841 14.70 m	885 25.02 s	921 6.23 m	746 44.08 m	865 2:17.01 min
9	Margaret Simpson	Ghana	6253	1041 13.56 s	966 1.79 m	688 12.41 m	922 24.62 s	856 6.02 m	925 53.32 m	855 2:17.72 min
10	Svetlana Sokolova	Russia	6210	1021 13.70 s	855 1.70 m	835 14.61 m	961 24.21 s	801 5.84 m	819 47.86 m	918 2:13.23 min
11	Shobha Javur	India	6172	1046 13.53 s	818 1.67 m	696 12.52 m	1038 23.41 s	962 6.36 m	751 44.36 m	861 2:17.28 min
12	Claudia Tonn	Germany	6155	993 13.90 s	1003 1.82 m	656 11.92 m	902 24.84 s	959 6.35 m	689 41.12 m	953 2:10.77 min
13	Naide Gomes	Portugal	6151 (SB)	1039 13.58 s	1041 1.85 m	841 14.71 m	845 25.46 s	880 6.10 m	682 40.75 m	823 2:20.85 min
14	Michelle Perry	United States	6124	1164 12.74 s	855 1.70 m	614 11.28 m	1088 22.91 s	856 6.02 m	636 38.36 m	911 2:13.69 min
15	Argyro Strataki	Greece	6117	1028 13.65 s	966 1.79 m	762 13.52 m	927 24.57 s	840 5.97 m	742 43.87 m	852 2:17.90 min
16	Karin Ruckstuhl	Netherlands	6108	1059 13.65 s	1041 1.79 m	752 13.52 m	925 24.57 s	819 5.97 m	604 43.87 m	908 2:17.90 min
17	Karin Ertl	Germany	6095	1047 13.52 s	891 1.73 m	789 13.92 m	914 24.71 s	859 6.03 m	753 44.45 m	842 2:18.68 min
18	Kylie Wheeler	Australia	6090	995 13.88 s	966 1.79 m	739 13.18 m	947 24.35 s	859 6.36 m	753 37.77 m	842 2:17.65 min
19	Janice Josephs	South Africa	6074	1023 13.69 s	855 1.70 m	693 12.48 m	1042 23.37 s	915 6.21 m	702 41.80 m	844 2:18.47 min
20	Tiffany Lott-Hogan	United States	6066	1105 13.13 s	818 1.67 m	823 14.43 m	888 24.99 s	896 6.15 m	780 45.84 m	756 2:25.10 min
21	Magdalena Szczepańska	Poland	6012	1105 13.13 s	818 1.67 m	823 14.43 m	888 24.99 s	896 6.15 m	780 45.84 m	756 2:25.10 min
22	Irina Naumenko	Kazakhstan	6000	956 14.16 s	966 1.79 m	724 12.95 m	898 24.88 s	899 6.16 m	658 39.50 m	899 2:14.57 min
23	Yuliya Akulenko	Ukraine	5996	963 14.11 s	891 1.73 m	737 13.15 m	927 24.57 s	856 6.02 m	833 48.62 m	789 2:22.58 min
24	Soma Biswas	India	5965	998 13.86 s	855 1.70 m	662 12.01 m	933 24.50 s	825 5.92 m	760 44.84 m	932 2:12.57 min
25	Marsha Mark-Baird	Trinidad and Tobago	5962 (NR)	1039 13.58 s	855 1.70 m	608 11.20 m	877 25.11 s	918 6.22 m	858 49.90 m	807 2:21.21 min
26	Michaela Hejnová	Czech Republic	5716	1004 13.82 s	855 1.70 m	670 12.13 m	854 25.36 s	759 5.70 m	826 48.22 m	748 2:25.68 min
27	Shen Shengfei	China	4949	953 14.18 s	891 1.73 m	809 14.22 m	796 26.01 s	0 NM	801 46.95 m	699 2:29.50 min
28	Yuki Nakata	Japan	4871	987 13.94 s	928 1.76 m	631 11.54 m	818 25.76 s	0 NM	662 39.75 m	845 2:18.46 min
—	Svetlana Kazanina	Kazakhstan	DNF	843 14.99 s	855 1.70 m	686 12.38 m	770 26.31 s	0 NM	666 39.92 m	DNS
—	Denise Lewis	Great Britain	DNF	1065 14.99 s	891 1.73 m	883 15.33 m	849 25.42 s	816 5.89 m	DNS	DNS
—	Tiia Hautala	Finland	DNF	980 13.99 s	855 1.70 m	632 11.56 m	788 26.10 s	401 4.39 m	DNS	DNS
—	Anzhela Atroshchenko	Turkey	DNF	964 14.10 s	783 1.64 m	680 12.29 m	877 25.11 s	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Natallia Sazanovich	Belarus	DNF	1017 13.73 s	891 1.73 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Tatyana Gordeyeva	Russia	DNF	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS