Women · World record
Heptathlon
The current record and its documented progression: 5 ratified records from 1978 to 1980.
Current record
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Jackie Joyner-KerseeUSASeoul · 24 Sep 1988
37 years standing1217 pts improvementAll-time top 50 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record
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Documented records
5 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1308221381, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6144 | Yekaterina Gordiyenko | Odessa | 14 Sep 1980 | 45 yrs | |
| 6074 | Nina Golovina | Pyatigorsk | 13 Jul 1980 | 63 d | |
| 5922 | Tatyana Shpak | Donetsk | 30 May 1980 | 44 d | |
| 5784 | Andrea Findeis | Zabrze | 16 Sep 1979 | 257 d | |
| 5831 | Liesl Albert | Dillingen | 8 Oct 1978 | 343 d |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.