The tetradecathlon, also called double heptathlon, is an ultra combined events of track and field competition consisting of 14 events. The word "tetradecathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "decathlon", from Greek Τετράδέκα (tetradéka, meaning "fourteen") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or “prize”).
| Athletics Tetradecathlon | |
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Tetradecathlon combines nine runs, two jumps, and three throws.
Outdoor world record
 Lauren Kuntz 8390 pts (2024) |
Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event.
Outdoor competition of tetradecathlon is only contested by female athletes, while male athletes compete in the icosathlon. The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the Icosathlon. There is an indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant.
Formats
editWomen's outdoor tetradecathlon
editThe vast majority of women's tetradecathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.
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Day 1 |
Day 2
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Each event is scored according to the heptathlon scoring tables or, for non-heptathlon events, the World Athletics points tables.
Men and women's indoor tetradecathlon
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In winter season, the ultra multi-event competitions are declined into indoor tetradecathlon for both men and women. They are also organized into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.
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Day 1 |
Day 2
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Each event is scored according to the pentathlon scoring tables for women and the heptathlon scoring tables for men, and for the specifics events, the World Athletics points tables. Also run by the IAUM, its world championship is held yearly starting from 2012.
World Records
editOutdoor Tetradecathlon
- Women : 10798 points -
Milla Kelo (FIN) - 2002 (Turku, Finland)
| 100m H | High jump | 1500m | 400m H | Shot put | 200m | 100m | Long jump | 400m | Javelin | 800m | 200m H | Discus | 3000m | Total | |
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 Milla Kelo (FIN)
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14"89 | 1m51 | 5'03"74 | 62"18 | 12m73 | 25"16 | 12"59 | 5m73 | 56"10 | 32m69 | 2'23"94 | 28"72 | 47m86 | 11'48"68 | 10798pts |
Indoor Tetradecathlon
- Men : 8831 points -
Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA) - 2022 (Miramas, France) - Women : 8388 points -
Lauren Kuntz (USA) - 2024 (Boston, USA)
| 60m | Long jump | 800m | Shot put | 400m | High jump | 3000m | 60m H | Pole vault | 1500m | Weight throw | 200m | Triple jump | 5000m | Total | |
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 Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA)
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7"80 | 6m53 | 2'04"76 | 11m93 | 53"80 | 1m83 | 9'57"43 | 9"19 | 3m80 | 4'35"91 | 10m12 | 25"11 | 12m30 | 17'59"55 | 8831pts |
| Lauren Kuntz (USA)
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8"86 | 4m48 | 2'20"98 | 8m29 | 61"08 | 1m50 | 11'11"89 | 9"99 | 3m50 | 5'06"71 | 7m58 | 28"37 | 9m62 | 20'15"60 | 8388pts |
This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the World Athletics but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.[1]
Area Records (outdoor)
edit| Continent | Score | Athlete | Date | Place |
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| Europe | 10798 | Milla Kelo | 7–8 September 2002 | Turku, Finland |
| North America | 9824 | Natalia Gaerlan | 2–3 August 2008 | Scheeßel, Germany |
| Asia | 5392 | Takahashi Fumie | 13–14 August 2005 | Aomori, Japan |
| Oceania | - | |||
| Africa | - | |||
| South America | - |
National Records (outdoor)
edit| Country | Score |
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| Finland
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10798 |
 Russia
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10732 |
 Germany
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10380 |
 United States
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9824 |
 Estonia
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9755 |
 Lithuania
|
9612 |
 United Kingdom
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9152 |
 Netherlands
|
8779 |
 Belgium
|
8758 |
| France
|
8552 |
 Italy
|
8533 |
 Austria
|
8478 |
 Switzerland
|
7897 |
 Sweden
|
7052 |
 Japan
|
5392 |
World Championships (outdoor)
edit| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Winner | Score |
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| 1st | 1990 | Espoo | Finland
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22–23 September | Charmaine Johnson (GBR)
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9152 |
| 2nd | 1991 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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21–22 September | Irina Stasenko (RUS)
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9879 |
| 3rd | 1992 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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12–13 September | Irina Stasenko (RUS)
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10732 |
| 4th | 1993 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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11–12 September | Irina Stasenko (RUS)
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10513 |
| 5th | 1994 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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10–11 September | Irina Stasenko (RUS)
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10586 |
| 6th | 1995 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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9–10 September | Susanna Hickman (FIN)
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7731 |
| 7th | 1996 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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7–8 September | Maria Kapitonova (RUS)
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9915 |
| 8th | 1997 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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6–7 September | Anga Tognotti (DEU)
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8021 |
| 9th | 1998 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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5–6 September | Maria Kapitonova (RUS)
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9935 |
| 10th | 1999 | Punkalaidun | Finland
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4–5 September | Irina Ilyna (RUS)
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10033 |
| 11th | 2000 | Hexham | United Kingdom
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23–24 September | Jacqueline Elliott (GBR)
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7733 |
| 12th | 2001 | Hexham | United Kingdom
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22–23 September | Irina Ilyna (RUS)
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10286 |
| 13th | 2002 | Turku | Finland
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7–8 September | Milla Kelo (FIN)
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10798 |
| 14th | 2003 | Sankt Pölten | Austria
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4–5 October | Irina Ilyna (RUS)
|
9534 |
| 15th | 2004 | Gateshead | United Kingdom
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21–22 August | Kelly Rodmell (GBR)
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7978 |
| 16th | 2005 | Lynchburg, Virginia | United States
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7–8 October | Ashley Palmer (USA)
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6645 |
| 17th | 2006 | Bendigo |  Australia
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14–15 October | Antje Bock (DEU)
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6605 |
| 18th | 2007 | Jyväskylä | Finland
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25–26 August | Kelly Rodmell (GBR)
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8601 |
| 19th | 2008 | Scheeßel | Germany
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2–3 August | Natalia Gaerlan (USA)
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9824 |
| 20th | 2009 | Delft | Netherlands
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12–13 September | Maren Schott (DEU)
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10380 |
| 21st | 2010 | Lynchburg, Virginia | United States
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24–25 September | Marie Williams (USA)
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7775 |
| 22nd | 2011 | Lisse | Netherlands
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20–21 August | Sonja Beba (DEU)
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7744 |
| 23rd | 2012 | Turnhout | Belgium
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30 June – 1 July | Evy De Jaegher (BEL)
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7361 |
| 24th | 2013 | Yeovil | United Kingdom
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24–25 August | Maren Schott (DEU)
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8889 |
| 25th | 2015 | Tartu | Estonia
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22–23 August | Maren Schott (DEU)
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9338 |
| 26th | 2017 | Turnhout | Belgium
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26–27 August | Maren Schott (DEU)
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8934 |
| 27th | 2018 | Delft | Netherlands
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25–26 August | Saskia Zwaard (NED)
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7264 |
| 28th | 2019 | Helsinki | Finland
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24–25 August | Jill de Gier (NED)
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6845 |
| 29th | 2021 | Épinal | France
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21–22 August | Fiona Espagnet (FRA)
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8552 |
| 30th | 2023 | Turnhout | Belgium
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8–9 July | Stephanie Brosens (BEL)
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8758 |
World Championships (indoor)
edit| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Winner | Score |
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| 1st | 2012 | Helsinki | Finland
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14-15 April | ♂ Etienne Bouden (FRA) ♀ Matleena Helander (FIN)
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8118 5054 |
| 2nd | 2014 | Helsinki | Finland
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12-13 April | ♂ Joey Blangé (NED) ♀ Matleena Helander (FIN)
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7592 5205 |
| 3rd | 2016 | Helsinki | Finland
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09-10 April | ♂ Andreas Schewalje (GER) ♀ Maren Schott (GER)|
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8144 7929 |
| 4th | 2018 | Helsinki | Finland
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14-15 April | ♂ Sébastien Biau (FRA) ♀ Linda Holmström (SWE)
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8478 6223 |
| 5th | 2022 | Miramas | France
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26–27 March | ♂ Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA) ♀ Amanda Pasko (USA)
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8831 6970 |
| 6th | 2024 | Boston | United States
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16–17 March | ♂  Adriano Atallah (LBN)♀ Lauren Kuntz (USA)
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7513 8388 |