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World Indoor Championships all-time heptathlon records, champions and medal table
World Indoor Championships all-time heptathlon records, champions and medal table (0)
| World Indoor Championships all-time heptathlon records |
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| Event | Result | Athlete | Nation | Points | Venue |
| 60 m | 6,61 WHIB | Chris Huffins | USA | 6128 | Paris 1997 |
| Long jump | 8.16 | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6645 | Istanbul 2012 |
| Shot put | 17.17 WHIB | Aleksei Drozdov | RUS | 6141 | Doha 2010 |
| High jump | 2.21 | Andrei Krauchanka | BLR | 6303 | Sopot 2014 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7,61 | Damian Warner | CAN | 6489 | Belgrade 2022 |
| Pole vault | 5.50 | Erki Nool | EST | 6374 | Maebashi 1999 |
| 1000 m | 2.29,04 | Curtis Beach | USA | 6118 | Portland 2016 |
| 1st day | 3800 WHIB | Dan O’Brien |
USA | 6476 | Toronto 1993 |
| 6,67 - 7.84 - 16.02 - 2.13 | |||||
| 2nd day | 2991 WHIB | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6645 | Istanbul 2012 |
| 7,68 - 5.20 - 2.32,77 | |||||
| Running events | 3014 | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6632 | Sopot 2014 |
| 6,66 - 7,64 - 2.34,72 | |||||
| Jumping events | 2917 | Dan O’Brien | USA | 6476 | Toronto 1993 |
| 7.84 - 2.13 - 5.20 | |||||
| Heptathlon | 6645 WR | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6645 |
Istanbul 2012 |
| 6,79 - 8.16 - 14.56 - 2.03 - 7,68 - 5.20 - 2.32,77 | |||||
| World Indoor Championships all-time heptathlon champions | |||
| Championships |
Athlete | Nation | Points |
| Nanjing 2025 | Sander Aae Skotheim | NOR | 6475 |
| Glasgow 2024 | Simon Ehammer | SUI | 6418 |
| Belgrade 2022 | Damian Warner | CAN | 6489 |
| Birmingham 2018 | Kevin Mayer | FRA | 6348 |
| Portland 2016 | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6470 |
| Sopot 2014 | Andrei Krauchanka | BLR | 6303 |
| Istanbul 2012 | Ashton Eaton | USA | 6645 WR |
| Doha 2010 | Bryan Clay | USA | 6204 |
| Valencia 2008 | Bryan Clay | USA | 6371 |
| Moscow 2006 | Andre Niklaus | GER | 6192 |
| Budapest 2004 | Roman Šebrle | CZE | 6438 |
| Birmingham 2003 | Tom Pappas | USA | 6361 |
| Lisbon 2001 | Roman Šebrle | CZE | 6420 |
| Maebashi 1999 | Sebastian Chmara | POL | 6386 |
| Paris 1997 | Robert Zmelik | CZE | 6228 |
| Barcelona 1995 | Christian Plaziat | FRA | 6246 |
| Toronto 1993 | Dan O’Brien | USA | 6476 |
WHIB - world heptathlon indoor best
WR - world record
| World Indoor Championships all-time heptathlon medal table | ||||||
| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total | ||
| USA | USA |  |
7 | 3 | - | 10 |
| Czech Republic | CZE |  |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| France | FRA |  |
2 | - | - | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |  |
1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Norway | NOR |  |
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Switzerland | SUI |  |
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Germany | GER |  |
1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Poland | POL |  |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| Estonia | EST |  |
- | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Belarus | BLR |  |
- | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | UKR |  |
- | 2 | - | 2 |
| Russia | RUS |  |
- | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Iceland | ISL |  |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | SWE |  |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |  |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | BEL |  |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |  |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
1993 heptathlon was held as a non-championship event. Its results are included in this historical medal table.
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