2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon
at the 2023 World Championships
Women's heptathlon ; at the 2023 World Championships
Venue	National Athletics Centre
Dates	19–20 August
Medalists
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The women's heptathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre Budapest on 19 and 20 August 2023.^[1] The winning margin was 20 points which as of 2024 is the only time the heptathlon has been won by fewer than 40 points at these championships.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nat.	Perf.	Location	Date
World record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291 pts	Seoul, South Korea	24 September 1988
Championship record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7128 pts	Rome, Italy	1 September 1987
World Leading	Anna Hall (USA)	6988 pts	Götzis, Austria	28 May 2023
African Record	Margaret Simpson (GHA)	6423 pts	Götzis, Austria	29 May 2005
Asian Record	Ghada Shouaa (SYR)	6942 pts	Götzis, Austria	26 May 1996
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291 pts	Seoul, South Korea	24 September 1988
South American Record	Evelis Aguilar (COL)	6346 pts	Ibagué, Colombia	14 March 2021
European Record	Carolina Klüft (SWE)	7032 pts	Osaka, Japan	26 August 2007
Oceanian record	Jane Flemming (AUS)	6695 pts	Auckland, New Zealand	28 January 1990

For the current records in each discipline see Women's heptathlon.

The following records were set at the competition:

Record	Discipline	Perf.	Athlete	Nat.	Date
Championship heptathlon best	Javelin	59.57m	Anouk Vetter	NED	20 Aug 2023
Championship heptathlon best	800 m	2:04.09min	Anna Hall	USA	20 Aug 2023

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 6480 points.^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (CEST), was as follows:^[4]

Date	Time	Round
19 August	11:35	100 metres hurdles
	12:47	High jump
	19:05	Shot put
	20:31	200 metres
20 August	09:50	Long jump
	12:00	Javelin throw
	18:00	800 metres

Results

Final standings

The final standings were as follows:^[5]

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100mh	HJ	SP	200m	LJ	JT	800m	Total	Notes
	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	13.50	1.86	13.64	23.48	6.54	46.14	2:05.63	6740	SB
	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	12.97	1.83	14.54	23.56	6.19	44.88	2:04.09	6720
	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	13.42	1.71	15.72	24.28	5.99	59.57	2:20.49	6501	SB
4	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	13.48	1.77	14.18	25.16	6.30	51.23	2:08.93	6479	SB
5	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	13.38	1.71	14.16	24.58	6.19	54.88	2:12.06	6464	SB
6	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	13.33	1.80	14.40	24.23	6.35	41.00	2:09.48	6450	SB
7	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	13.58	1.86	13.97	23.88	6.10	48.51	2:18.03	6438	PB
8	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	13.04	1.83	14.40	24.38	6.16	45.77	2:22.53	6366	PB
9	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	13.62	1.80	14.78	24.71	6.06	48.32	2:20.13	6289
10	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	13.63	1.77	12.97	25.04	6.29	44.68	2:10.65	6232	PB
11	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	13.82	1.80	13.16	23.89	6.09	44.46	2:17.98	6192
12	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	13.62	1.77	13.48	24.02	6.01	42.29	2:14.25	6179	PB
13	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	13.57	1.80	13.47	24.78	5.74	46.07	2:14.06	6145	SB
14	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	14.00	1.74	14.43	24.91	6.10	42.08	2:14.36	6088	SB
15	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	13.56	1.74	13.39	25.03	6.09	39.07	2:19.34	5939	SB
16	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	14.77	1.77	13.15	25.48	5.71	50.02	2:14.03	5922
17	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	14.21	1.77	13.78	25.86	5.85	43.79	2:15.32	5910
18	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	13.24	1.77	12.79	25.04	NM	40.81	2:11.23	5256
	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	13.65	1.65	12.71	25.67	5.90	44.87	DNS	DNF
	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	14.31	1.71	13.71	25.41	5.66	40.57	DNS	DNF
	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	12.78	1.80	13.45	23.85	NM	DNF		DNF
	Carolin Schäfer	Germany (GER)	13.60	1.77	13.98	DNS				DNF
	Annik Kälin	Switzerland (SUI)	13.36	1.71	DNS					DNF

100 metres hurdles

The 100 metres hurdles event was started on 19 August at 11:35.^[6]

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	3	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	12.78	1158	SB
2	3	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	12.97	1129
3	3	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	13.04	1118	PB
4	3	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	13.24	1089	SB
5	1	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	13.33	1075	SB
6	2	Annik Kälin	Switzerland (SUI)	13:36	1071	SB
7	2	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	13.38	1068	SB
8	3	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	13.42	1062
9	1	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	13.48	1053	SB
10	3	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	13.50	1050
11	2	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	13.56	1041	SB
12	1	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	13.57	1040	PB
13	2	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	13.58	1039
14	3	Carolin Schäfer	Germany (GER)	13.60	1036
15	2	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	13.62	1033
16	3	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	13.62	1033
17	2	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	13.63	1031
18	2	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	13.65	1028
19	2	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	13.82	1004
20	1	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	14.00	978
21	1	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	14.21	949
22	1	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	14.31	935
23	1	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	14.77	872

High jump

The high jump event was started on 19 August at 12:46.^[7]

Rnk	Grp	Athlete	Nationality	1.56	1.59	1.62	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	Res	Pts	Nts	Overall
Rnk	Grp	Athlete	Nationality	1.56	1.59	1.62	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	Res	Pts	Nts	Pts	Rnk

1	A	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xr-	1.86	1054	PB	2093	5
2	A	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx	1.86	1054		2104	4
3	A	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx		1.83	1016	SB	2134	3
3	A	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx		1.83	1016		2145	1
5	A	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	xo	o	xxx			1.80	978		2136	2
5	A	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx			1.80	978	SB	2018	8
7	A	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	-	-	-	-	o	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx			1.80	978		2053	6
8	A	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx			1.80	978	=PB	2011	9
8	A	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx			1.80	978		1982	11
10	A	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx				1.77	941		1813	22
10	B	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	-	-	o	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx				1.77	941	=PB	1974	13
12	A	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	-	-	-	o	o	xxo	o	o					1.77	941		1972	14
13	B	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx				1.77	941	SB	1994	10
13	B	Carolin Schäfer	Germany (GER)	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx				1.77	941	SB	1977	12
15	B	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.77	941	SB	1890	19
15	B	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.77	941	SB	2030	7
17	B	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	-	-	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx					1.74	903	=SB	1881	20
18	A	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	-	-	-	-	xo	xo	xxo	xxx					1.74	903		1944	15
19	B	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	-	-	-	xo	o	o	xxx						1.71	867	=SB	1929	18
19	B	Annik Kälin	Switzerland (SUI)	-	-	-	-	xo	o	xr-						1.71	867	SB	1938	16
21	B	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx						1.71	867	SB	1802	23
21	B	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx						1.71	867	SB	1935	17
23	B	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	o	xo	o	o	xxx								1.65	795	=SB	1823	21

Shot put

The shot put event was started on 19 August at 19:07.^[8]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	A	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	15.38	15.72	15.08	15.72	909	SB	2838	8
2	A	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	13.60	14.38	14.78	14.78	846		2857	7
3	A	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	14.26	14.27	14.54	14.54	830	PB	2975	1
4	A	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	14.43	14.32	13.72	14.43	823		2704	16
5	A	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	13.96	13.92	14.40	14.40	821	SB	2874	6
6	A	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	14.40	x	13.69	14.40	821	PB	2955	2
7	B	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	14.18	13.87	13.86	14.18	806	SB	2800	9
8	A	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	14.16	x	14.10	14.16	805		2740	13
9	A	Carolin Schäfer	Germany (GER)	x	13.98	x	13.98	793		2770	11
10	B	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	x	12.81	13.97	13.97	792	SB	2885	4
11	A	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	12.93	13.78	13.39	13.78	779		2669	19
12	A	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	13.69	x	13.71	13.71	775		2577	20
13	B	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	13.64	13.36	13.14	13.64	770		2874	5
14	B	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	12.44	12.85	13.48	13.48	759		2733	14
15	A	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	13.47	13.19	13.41	13.47	759		2777	10
16	B	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	12.85	13.45	13.04	13.45	757	PB	2893	3
17	B	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	13.39	x	x	13.39	753		2697	18
18	B	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	12.43	12.82	13.16	13.16	738		2720	15
19	B	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	12.31	13.15	x	13.15	737		2550	21
20	B	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	12.97	12.23	12.79	12.97	725		2697	17
21	B	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	12.79	12.76	x	12.79	713		2743	12
22	B	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	12.71	12.61	12.10	12.71	708		2531	22
	A	Annik Kälin	Switzerland (SUI)				DNS			DNF

200 metres

The 200 metres event was started on 19 August at 20:40.^[9]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	3	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	23.48	1031		3905	2
2	3	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	23.56	1023		3998	1
3	3	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	23.85	995		3888	4
4	3	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	23.88	992		3877	5
5	3	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	23.89	991		3711	10
6	2	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	24.02	979	PB	3712	9
7	1	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	24.23	959	SB	3833	6
8	3	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	24.28	954		3792	7
9	3	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	24.38	945		3900	3
10	2	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	24.58	926		3666	13
11	2	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	24.71	914		3771	8
12	2	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	24.78	907	SB	3684	11
13	2	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	24.91	895		3599	15
14	1	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	25.03	884	SB	3581	16
15	2	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	25.04	883		3626	14
16	2	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	25.04	883		3580	17
17	1	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	25.16	872	SB	3672	12
18	2	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	25.41	850		3427	19
19	1	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	25.48	843		3393	20
20	1	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	25.67	826		3357	21
21	1	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	25.86	809		3478	18
	3	Carolin Schäfer	Germany (GER)	DNS			DNF

Long jump

The long jump event was started on 20 August at 09:50.^[10]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	B	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	6.37	6.45	6.54	6.54	1020		4925	1
2	B	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	6.13	6.35	6.27	6.35	959		4792	4
3	A	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	5.87	6.30	-	6.30	943	SB	4615	8
4	B	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	6.29	6.11	-	6.29	940		4520	12
5	B	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	6.18	6.19	6.13	6.19	908		4906	2
6	B	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	6.19	x	x	6.19	908		4574	10
7	A	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	x	5.83	6.16	6.16	899	SB	4799	3
8	B	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	5.95	6.09	6.10	6.10	880		4757	5
9	B	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	5.90	x	6.10	6.10	880		4479	13
10	B	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	5.87	6.09	x	6.09	877		4458	14
11	A	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	6.09	x	x	6.09	877		4588	9
12	B	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	5.98	6.06	x	6.06	868		4639	6
13	A	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	5.99	5.95	6.01	6.01	583		4565	11
14	B	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	x	x	5.99	5.99	846		4638	7
15	A	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	5.90	x	x	5.90	819		4176	17
16	A	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	5.82	x	5.85	5.85	804		4282	16
17	A	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	5.74	x	x	5.74	771		4455	15
18	A	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	5.71	x	5.70	5.71	762		4155	19
19	A	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	5.66	x	5.58	5.66	747		4174	18
	A	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	x	x	x	NM			DNF
	B	Taliyah Brooks	United States (USA)	x	x	x	NM			DNF

Javelin throw

The javelin throw event was started on 20 August at 13:05.^[11]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	B	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	57.45	53.19	59.57	59.57	1046	CHB	5684	2
2	B	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	52.48	54.88	50.75	54.88	955	SB	5529	6
3	B	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	50.20	51.23	43.35	51.23	884	SB	5499	7
4	B	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	46.55	50.02	x	50.02	861		5016	17
5	B	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	45.88	48.51	x	48.51	831	SB	5588	4
6	B	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	48.32	44.05	47.47	48.32	828	SB	5467	9
7	B	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	41.83	46.14	44.69	46.14	785	PB	5710	1
8	B	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	45.73	46.07	-	46.07	784		5239	13
9	A	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	x	45.77	43.77	45.77	778	PB	5577	5
10	B	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	x	37.92	44.88	44.88	761	SB	5667	3
11	B	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	x	42.97	44.87	44.87	761		4937	18
12	A	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	41.83	44.68	42.18	44.68	757	SB	5277	11
13	A	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	43.04	39.74	44.46	44.46	753	PB	5341	10
14	B	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	41.32	42.16	43.79	43.79	740		5022	16
15	A	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	42.29	33.86	36.05	42.29	711		5276	12
16	A	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	35.43	42.08	-	42.08	707	SB	5186	14
17	A	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	41.00	40.18	39.79	41.00	686	SB	5478	8
18	A	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	40.81	x	38.21	40.81	683		4309	20
19	A	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	x	35.32	40.57	40.57	678		4852	19
20	A	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	38.72	39.07	36.14	39.07	649	PB	5107	15

800 metres

The 800 metres event was started on 20 August at 18:00.^[12]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	2	Anna Hall	United States (USA)	2:04.09	1053	CHB	6720	2
2	2	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	2:05.63	1030	PB	6740	1
3	2	Xénia Krizsán	Hungary (HUN)	2:08.93	980	SB	6479	4
4	2	Noor Vidts	Belgium (BEL)	2:09.48	972	SB	6450	6
5	1	Rita Nemes	Hungary (HUN)	2:10.65	955		6232	10
6	1	Esther Turpin	France (FRA)	2:11.23	947	PB	5256	18
7	2	Emma Oosterwegel	Netherlands (NED)	2:12.06	935	SB	6464	5
8	1	Ekaterina Voronina	Uzbekistan (UZB)	2:14.03	906	SB	5922	16
9	1	Kate O'Connor	Ireland (IRL)	2:14.06	906	SB	6145	13
10	1	Auriana Lazraq-Khlass	France (FRA)	2:14.25	903		6179	12
11	1	Vanessa Grimm	Germany (GER)	2:14.36	902		6088	14
12	1	Sarah Lagger	Austria (AUT)	2:15.32	888		5910	17
13	2	Sofie Dokter	Netherlands (NED)	2:17.98	851		6192	11
14	2	Sophie Weißenberg	Germany (GER)	2:18.03	850	SB	6438	7
15	1	Léonie Cambours	France (FRA)	2:19.34	832		5939	15
16	2	Saga Vanninen	Finland (FIN)	2:20.13	822		6289	9
17	2	Anouk Vetter	Netherlands (NED)	2:20.49	817	SB	6501	3
18	2	Chari Hawkins	United States (USA)	2:22.53	789		6366	8
	1	Martha Araújo	Colombia (COL)	DNS			DNF
	1	Paulina Ligarska	Poland (POL)	DNS			DNF

References

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