Record #00254Sports archive
Highest Women's Heptathlon Score
American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee scored 7,291 points in the women's heptathlon at the Seoul Olympics, finishing on 24 September 1988. It remains the world record.
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7291points
Current record value
- Holder
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Location
- Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea · Jamsil Olympic Stadium
- Start date
- 1988-09-24
- Record status
- Verified · currentReport an issue
Overview
Archive NoteThe 1988 Seoul Olympic women's heptathlon spanned two days and comprised the 100 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 m, long jump, javelin and 800 m. World Athletics' historical rankings provide the seven performances alongside the total score.
Joyner-Kersee's 7,291 points improved her own earlier world record of 7,215, set in Indianapolis in July 1988, by 76 points. Her event marks were 12.69 seconds, 1.86 m, 15.80 m, 22.56 seconds, 7.27 m, 45.66 m and 2:08.51.
Her official World Athletics profile still labels 7,291 points as the world record, dated to the final competition day on 24 September 1988. The event is historically referred to as the Seoul Olympics, and the structured city reference uses modern-day Seoul.
Record history
1 Milestones- 7291 pointsJackie Joyner-KerseeOlympic Stadium, Seoul, South KoreaCurrent Record
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