Women's pentathlon
The pentathlon or women's pentathlon is a
History
The word pentathlon is derived from the Greek pente (five) and athlon (contest). The ancient Olympic pentathlon comprised a sprint, the javelin and discus throws, long jump, and wrestling. The modern pentathlon is a multi-sport event. In men's track and field, pentathlon competitions were held in the 20th century, but the ten-event decathlon became the standard multi-event contest.
The
From 1949 the events were: shot, high jump, and 200 m on the first day; 80 m hurdles and long jump on the second.
Indoors
The pentathlon is still held indoors, where the heptathlon cannot be held as arenas are too small for the
Events |
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60 metres hurdles |
High jump |
Shot put |
Long jump |
800 metres |
All-time top 25
(60 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 800m)
- Correct as of March 2023.[8]
Rank | Score | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 5055 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | 3 March 2023 | Istanbul | [9] |
2 | 5014 | Adrianna Sułek (POL) | 3 March 2023 | Istanbul | [9] |
3 | 5013 | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) | 9 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
4 | 5004 A | Anna Hall (USA) | 16 February 2023 | Albuquerque | [10] |
5 | 5000 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | 6 March 2015 | Prague | |
6 | 4991 | Irina Belova (RUS) |
15 February 1992 | Berlin | |
7 | 4965 | Jessica Ennis (GBR) |
9 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
8 | 4948 | Carolina Klüft (SWE) | 4 March 2005 | Madrid | |
9 | 4929 | Noor Vidts (BEL) | 18 March 2022 | Belgrade | [11] |
10 | 4927 | Kelly Sotherton (GBR) | 2 March 2007 | Birmingham | |
11 | 4896 | Ekaterina Bolshova (RUS) | 7 February 2012 | Moscow | |
12 | 4881 | Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) | 18 March 2016 | Portland | |
13 | 4877 | Tia Hellebaut (BEL) | 11 February 2007 | Ghent | |
14 | 4866 | Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) | 3 February 1995 | Chelyabinsk | |
15 | 4850 | Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) | 9 March 2001 | Lisbon | |
16 | 4830 | Nadine Broersen (NED) | 7 March 2014 | Sopot | |
17 | 4808 | Urszula Włodarczyk (POL) | 27 February 1998 | Valencia | |
18 | 4805 A | Sharon Day-Monroe (USA) | 21 February 2014 | Albuquerque |
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19 | 4802 | Austra Skujytė (LTU) | 9 March 2012 | Istanbul | |
20 | 4801 | Larisa Turchinskaya (RUS) | 11 March 1994 | Paris | |
Karin Ruckstuhl (NED) | 2 March 1997 | Birmingham | |||
22 | 4792 | Olga Kurban (RUS) | 7 February 2012 | Moscow | |
23 | 4784 | Anna Bogdanova (RUS) | 4 February 2009 | Penza | |
24 | 4780 | Sabine Braun (GER) | 7 March 1997 | Paris | |
25 | 4775 | Rita Ináncsi (HUN) | 11 March 1994 | Paris |
Notes
Below is a list of scores equal or superior to 4775 pts:
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson also scored 4983 (2019).
- Carolina Klüft also scored 4944 (2007), 4933 (2003).
- Jessica Ennis-Hill also scored 4937 (2010).
- Nafissatou Thiam also scored 4904 (2021), 4870 (2017).
- Natallia Dobrynskaalso scored 4880 (2012).
- Tia Hellebaut also scored 4867 (2008).
- Adrianna Sułek also scored 4860 (2023), 4851 (2022).
- Noor Vidts also scored 4823 (2023).
Annulled marks
- Tatyana Chernova of Russia's score of 4855 pts was annulled due to doping offence.
- Anastasiya Mokhnyuk of Ukraine's score of 4847 pts was annulled due to doping offence.
World record progression
Athlete | Country | Points | Event results | Place | Date |
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Sabine John | East Germany | 4768 | 8.16 s, 1.74 m, 14.76 m, 6.61 m, 2:15.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 15 February 1985 |
Irina Belova |
Russia | 4991 | 8.22 s, 1.93 m, 13.25 m, 6.67 m, 2:10.26 | Berlin, Germany | 15 February 1992 |
Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 5013 | 8.38 s, 1.84 m, 16.51 m, 6.57 m, 2:11.15 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
Adrianna Sułek | Poland | 5014 | 8.21 s, 1.89 m, 13.89 m, 6.62 m, 2:07.17 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 March 2023 |
Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 5055 | 8.23 s, 1.92 m, 15.54 m, 6.59 m, 2:13.60 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 March 2023 |
World records (WR) compared to Pentathlon Bests (PB)
Event | Type | Athlete | Record | Score | Difference in points scored | Ref |
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60 m hurdles | ||||||
WR | Devynne Charlton | 7.65 s | 1212 | |||
PB | Jessica Ennis |
7.91 s | 1150 | −62 | [12] | |
High jump | ||||||
WR | Kajsa Bergqvist | 2.08 m | 1345 | |||
PB | Tia Hellebaut | 1.99 m | 1224 | −121 | ||
Shot put | ||||||
WR | Helena Fibingerová | 22.50 m | 1369 | |||
PB | Eva Wilms | 20.27 m | 1217 | −152 | ||
Long jump | ||||||
WR | Heike Drechsler | 7.37 m | 1299 | |||
PB | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 6.89 m | 1135 | −164 | [13] | |
800 m | ||||||
WR | Jolanda Čeplak | 1:55.82 min:s | 1182 | |||
PB | Ester Goossens | 2:04.42 min:s | 1048 | −134 | ||
Total | World record | 6407 | ||||
Pentathlon bests | 5774 | −633 |
Olympic medalists
World Indoor Championships medalists
Season's bests
Year | Score | Athlete | Place |
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2013 | 4,851 | Ekaterina Bolshova (RUS) | Volgograd |
2014 | 4,830 | Nadine Broersen (NED) | Sopot |
2015 | 5,000 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | Prague |
2016 | 4,881 | Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) | Portland |
2017 | 4,870 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Belgrade |
2018 | 4,760 A | Erica Bougard (USA) | Albuquerque
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2019 | 4,983 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | Glasgow |
2020 | 4,629 | Noor Vidts (BEL) | Louvain-la-Neuve |
2021 | 4,904 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Toruń |
2022 | 4,929 | Noor Vidts (BEL) | Belgrade |
2023 | 5,055 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Istanbul |
Contemporary outdoor pentathlon
As well as indoor events at all levels, outdoor pentathlon is still common in
See also
References
- ^ USATF - Statistics - Calculators - Combined Events Scoring
- ^ ISBN 9780810867819. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "PLAINLY, JANE HAS A PENCHANT FOR THE PENTATHLON". Sports Illustrated. 21 November 1977. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF THE TRIALS". Sports Illustrated. 30 June 1980. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Combined Events". usatfmasters.org. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "World Records". IAAF. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Nonna, Michael. "Women, Pentathlon > World Records Progression". Track and Field Statistics. Brinkster. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Pentathlon – women – senior – indoor". All-time top lists. IAAF. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Pentathlon Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Hall goes No.2 all time with 5004-point pentathlon in Albuquerque". World Athletics. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Pentathlon Results". World Athletics. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- IAAF. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- EA. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "800 Metres Points | IAAF World Indoor Championships".
External links
- Women's indoor pentathlon rankings from IAAF
- IAAF list of Women's pentathlon records in XML
- Women, Pentathlon/Heptathlon Track and Field Statistics, including: