Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of 7 events. The term "heptathlon" usually refers to an athletic (track and field) event, consisting of: 100 m hurdles long jump high jump 200 m shot put javelin throw 800 m Heptathlon is for women only, men compete in decathlon. In each event, the athlete scores points according to the marks achieved. The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition. Famous heptathloners: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Carolina Klüft Eunice Barber Links: Heptathlon point calculator This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.