Season 2010, women - pentathlon and heptathlon

I think this is very intersting to talk about the womens multis. I agree about Ennis she had a great year last year and is in very good shape this year if she stays healthy I think she could score very well.


That being said I think that Hyleas Fountain could have given her a run for the championship last year. she was in very good shape and suffered an injury in the long jump in which she jumped 6.95.


I think it will be very fun to watch this year especially if both are healthy

I was really impressed by Ennis last year how easily everything went in the Berlin heptathlon. Especially her first day is outstanding and now she seems to improve even more in some events.

And she came back from a serious injury the year before, so now - if she stays healthy and fit and everything - she can improve her overall score by ~ 200 points. But for Klüft's score there is still a long way to go, she needs a really good competition for that. And the World record of course is out of reach anyway.

As for other heptathletes competing against her for the top spot I have to admit I don't really see anyone going for it. If you take a look at last year's top lists there is almost a 200 points difference to the second best score.

Though I have to admit I don't follow the women's heptathlon as closely, so maybe (like B.J. already suggested) there are athletes who were injured last season and so couldn't get a top score. I actually hope there will be some competition

DNF Hyleas Fountain 12.90 1.87m 13.81m 23.29 6.95m

these were her results through the first five events and she simply did not finish because of a weird neck injury in the long jump.


If she had thrown just 43 meters in javelin and ran 2:15 in the 800 she would have scored 6800. Both of those marks are below her persoanl bests.


i think the same thing as Ennis in the year before she was injured last year maybe she will come back with a big mark this year


she is in very good shape she has already scored 4731 with a slower 800 time of 2:23

she ran 8.04 in the hurdles 1.81 high jump, 13.83 shot put and 6.68 long jump


I think that it will be very fun to watch the scores this year between these two

Tatyana Chernova also scored a superb 4855 points in the pentathlon at the Russian Championships 2 weeks ago (60mH 8.38, HJ 1.86, Shot 13.38, LJ 6.72, 800m 2:12,70)


She has a PB in the heptathlon of 6618 points so far (Götzis 2008), but she only jumped 1.73 in the high jump there. So I think she could improve that score by about 200 points with the high jump alone. Though last year in Berlin she was only 8th with 6.288

I did notice that score she seems to be in good shape as well! I think the womens side will be very fun to watch if all can stay healthy!

A couple of words about Jessica Ennis before Doha.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8550704....

really great score by Ennis in Doha (I have to admit I just noticed it now) - not that far away from the World Record (just about 50 points). I always find it fascinating that she jumps 1,90m or more in the high jump...

We cannot forget that Natalya Dobrynska also scored a career best and Ukrainian record pentathlon this indoor season as well (4851pts). ND is very talented, experienced and an Olympic Champion, so we cannot count her out. Plus she can throw the shot a mile. Karolina Tyminska of Poland has also scored high in the pentathlon (4769pts) and can run a smoking 800 (2:05) if a big score is on the line.

Gotzis will be a great competition this year as there are no major championships, and it would be awesome to see a 7000 score (maybe two???) put up at that great venue. Hope the weather is good!

natalya dobrynska,really a fomer shot putter? when hearing intoduces to her in european sport and also in website of iaaf,but I am wondering how old did she chang to the heptathlon?

there are WR progressions of women:

Pentathlon / Heptathlon
Penathlon Shot put - High jump - 200 m - 80 m hurdles - Long jump

3857 Alexandra Chudina SOV 49/10/09 Tifli
13.51 - 1.61 - 25,5 - 12,0 - 5.71

3900 Alexandra Chudina SOV 50/09/22 Kiev
13.32 - 1.64 - 25,8 - 11,6 - 5.68

3946 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 51/06/16 Amsterdam
11.50 - 1.60 - 24,4 - 11,4 - 5.88

3959 Alexandra Tchudina SOV 53/08/09 Bucuresti
13.42 - 1.63 - 25,5 - 11,6 - 5.81

4004 Nina Martynenko SOV 55/07/07 Leningrad
13.54 - 1.62 - 25,8 - 11,3 - 5.92

4024 Alexandra Tchudina SOV 55/09/07 Moscow
13.99 - 1.64 - 26,3 - 11,5 - 6.04

4010 Nina Vinogradova SOV 56/08/12 Moscow
13.23 - 1.57 - 25,4 - 10,9 - 5.88

4109 Galina Bystrova SOV 57/10/16 Odessa
12.73 - 1.58 - 25,2 - 10,8 - 6.17

4126 Galina Bystrova SOV 58/11/02 Tifli
13.81 - 1.60 - 25,5 - 10,8 - 6.00

4121 Irina Press SOV 59/09/14 Krasnodar
14.20 - 1.58 - 24,8 - 10,9 - 5.82

4146 Irina Press SOV 60/05/22 Tula
15.00 - 1.57 - 24,3 - 11,2 - 5.76

4231 Irina Press SOV 60/06/26 Tula
15.18 - 1.50 - 24,5 - 10,9 - 6.17

4209 Irina Press SOV 60/10/18 Kiev
15.34 - 1.63 - 24,7 - 10,8 - 5.58

4298 Irina Press SOV 61/08/17 Leningrad
15.98 - 1.60 - 24,7 - 11,2 - 6.05

Pentathlon 80 m hurdles - Shot Put - High jump - Long jump - 200 m

4424 Irina Press SOV 61/10/09 Tifli
10,9 - 15.26 - 1.62 - 6.24 - 24,2

4483 Irina Press SOV 64/08/30 Kiev
10,7 - 16.58 - 1.67 - 6.09 - 25,0

4602 Irina Press SOV 64/10/17 Tokyo
10,7 - 17.16 - 1.63 - 6.24 - 24,7

Pentathlon 100 m hurdles - Shot Put - High jump - Long jump - 200 m

4737 Liese Prokop AUT 69/10/05 Vienna
13,5 - 14.95 - 1.75 - 6.62 - 24,6

4748 Burglinde Pollak DDR 70/07/06 Erfurt
13,3 - 15.57 - 1.75 - 6.20 - 23,8

4665 Heidemarie Rosendahl FRG 72/04/ Helsinki
13,5 - 13.70 - 1.68 - 6.69 - 23,8

4621 Burglinde Pollak DDR 72/04/ Potsdam
13,4 - 15.96 - 1.68 - 6.03 - 23,8

4759 Burglinde Pollak DDR 72/06/15 Potsdam


4841 Mary Peters GBR 72/08/03 Munich
13,29 - 16.20 - 1.82 - 5.98 - 24,08

4852 Heidemarie Rosendahl FRG 72/08/03 Munich
13,34 - 13.86 - 1.65 - 6.83 - 22,96

4812 Burglinde Pollak DDR 73/08/12 Sofia
13,3 - 15.40 - 1.74 - 6.45 - 23,7

5005 Burglinde Pollak DDR 73/09/22 Bonn
13,21 - 15.85 - 1.78 - 6.47 - 23,35

Pentathlon 100 m hurdles - Shot Put - High jump - Long jump - 800 m

4849 Eva Wilms FRG 77/05/14 Göttingen
13,70 - 20.62 - 1.74 - 6.03 - 2.19,91

4937 Eva Wilms FRG 77/06/19 Bernhausen
13,83 - 20.95 - 1.74 - 6.29 - 2.19,66

4913 Nadeshda Tkatchenko SOV 77/09/18 Lille
13,49 - 15.93 - 1.80 - 6.49 - 2.10,62

4920 Nadeshda Tkatchenko SOV 80/05/28 Donetsk
13,0 - 16.86 - 1.80 - 6.36 - 2.14,1

4915 Olga Kuragina SOV 80/06/20 Moscow
13,38 - 13.44 - 1.86 - 6.41 - 2.03,73

4964 Olga Kuragina SOV 80/07/24 Moscow
13,26 - 12.49 - 1.84 - 6.77 - 2.03,6

5051 Olga Rukavishnikova SOV 80/07/24 Moscow
13,66 - 14.09 - 1.88 - 6.79 - 2.04,8

5083 Nadeshda Tkatchenko SOV 80/07/24 Moscow
13,29 - 16.84 - 1.84 - 6.73 - 2.05,2



Heptathlon 100 m hurdles - Shot Put - High jump - 200 m - Long jump - Javelin - 800 m

6104 Jane Frederick USA 81/04/24 Walnut
14,05 - 15.63 - 1.74 - 24,92 - 5.84 - 43.90 - 2.15,2

6181 Nadeshda Vinogradova SOV 81/05/06 Kislovodsk
14,34 - 14.68 - 1.71 - 24,29 - 6.47 - 41.54 - 2.14,7

6670 Ramona Neubert DDR 81/05/24 Halle
13,58 - 14.75 - 1.80 - 23,70 - 6.82 - 40.98 - 2.07,55

6788 Ramona Neubert DDR 81/08/28 Kiev
13,70 - 15.41 - 1.86 - 23,58 - 6.82 - 40.62 - 2.06,72

6845 Ramona Neubert DDR 82/06/20 Halle
13,58 - 15.10 - 1.83 - 23,14 - 6.84 - 42.54 - 2.06,20

6935 Ramona Neubert DDR 83/06/19 Moscow
13,42 - 1.82 - 15.25 - 23,49 - 6.79 - 49.94 - 2.07,51

6946 Sabine Paetz DDR 84/05/06 Potsdam
12,64 - 1.80 - 15.37 - 23,37 - 6.86 - 44.62 - 2.08,93

7148 Jackie Joyner USA 86/07/07 Moscow
12,85 - 1.88 - 14.76 - 23,00 - 7.01 - 49.86 - 2.10,02

7161 Jackie Joyner USA 86/08/03
13,16 - 1.88 - 15.19 - 22,85 - 7.03 - 50.12 - 2.09,69

7215 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 88/07/17 Indianpolis
12,71 - 1.93 - 15.65 - 22,30 - 7.00 - 50.08 - 2.21,70

7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 88/09/27 Seoul
12,69 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22,56 - 7.27 - 45.66 - 2.08,51