A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. There are two heptathlons – the women’s and the men’s – composed of different events. The men’s hepton is older and is held indoors, while the woman’s is held outdoors.
About Heptathlon in brief
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. There are two heptathlons – the women’s and the men’s – composed of different events. The men’s hepton is older and is held indoors, while the woman’s is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. The IAAF Combined Events Challenge determines a yearly women’s IAAF World Championships champion.
There is also a Tetradecathlon, which is a double heptonathlon, consisting of 14 events, seven events per day. The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition. Heptathlon scoring system was devised by Dr Karl Ulbrich, a Viennese mathematician. Each event also has a minimum recordable performance level, corresponding to zero points.
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