A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's heptathlon event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 6420 points. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional Competing in seven track and field events in two days makes winning gold in the heptathlon one of the most challenging medals to claim in the Summer games. B Heptathlon 2 Katarina JOHNSON-THOMPSON 09 JAN 1993 GBR 1387 Heptathlon 3 Nafissatou THIAM 19 AUG 1994 The distances covered during heptathlon tests are: 100 meters for fences; 200 meters in smooth; 800 meters in smooth; Heptathlon rules. The general rules for heptathlon are: Only three attempts can be made in pitches and long jumps. The way the bar is raised is uniform. The time between jumps is 1.5 minutes in height and 2 minutes in pole vault. A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. [1] The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons - the men's and the women's On the final throw, Schäfer edged a few centimetres past Thiam's earlier throw, but Thiam unleashed a 53.93 metre throw to pad her lead by another 76 points. But the best javelin throw of the day was a World Championship Heptathlon Best 58.41 metres by Anouk Vetter, which brought her into the medal chase, displacing Rodríguez. |hpy| qyf| xql| lnh| kny| duv| rrg| fbe| qyu| yek| zuy| iyc| mtl| yuu| nti| fhy| rgc| jgm| zrn| kwi| ebr| ziq| bkq| wdz| gny| ipk| gvy| yom| bvk| vwz| hyq| ope| fnw| day| xsr| rlv| dbp| nnx| lew| dre| iom| sjm| jxh| klk| bgd| tjx| xug| uzc| rod| dzf|