The following table shows the men's
heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...
world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
progression starting in 1970 and ratified by
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
from 1986.
Men, Heptathlon > World Indoor Records Progression
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Record progression
See also
* Women's heptathlon world record progression
The following table shows the women's heptathlon list of world records in athletics, world record progression starting in 1978 and ratified by the IAAF from June 1981. The first score in the table indicates the score using the tables in use at the ...
* Decathlon world record progression
The first world record in the decathlon was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.
As of 23 June 2012, 36 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
The current world record holder is ...
References
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Heptathlon, men
Heptathlon