2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon

The men's heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 7 countries participated. American Ashton Eaton won with a world record points total of 6645, breaking his own previous record of 6568.[1][2]

Gold medal winner Ashton Eaton en route to victory.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Ashton Eaton
  United States
Oleksiy Kasyanov
  Ukraine
Artem Lukyanenko
  Russia

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record   Ashton Eaton (USA) 6568 Tallinn, Estonia 6 February 2011
Championship record   Dan O'Brien (USA) 6476 Toronto, Canada 14 March 1993
World Leading   Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) 6237 Zaporizhia, Ukraine 28 January 2012
African record   Larbi Bouraada (ALG) 5911 Paris, France 28 February 2010
Asian record   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 6229 Tallinn, Estonia 16 February 2008
European record   Roman Šebrle (CZE) 6438 Budapest, Hungary 7 March 2004
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
  Ashton Eaton (USA) 6568 Tallinn, Estonia 6 February 2011
Oceanian Record   Brent Newdick (AUS) 5758 Tallinn, Estonia 4 February 2012
South American record   Gonzalo Barroilhet (CHI) 5951 Fayetteville, United States 15 March 2008

Qualification standards edit

Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:

  1. the three best athletes from the previous year’s Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December), limited to a maximum of one per country and
  2. the three best athletes from the Indoor Lists during the year of the Competition
  3. two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF

In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
March 9, 2012 11:35 60 metres
March 9, 2012 12:35 Long jump
March 9, 2012 17:40 Shot put
March 9, 2012 18:50 High jump
March 10, 2012 9:30 60 metres hurdles
March 10, 2012 10:30 Pole vault
March 10, 2012 18:20 1000 metres
March 10, 2012 18:20 Final standings

Results edit

60 metres edit

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 4 Ashton Eaton   United States 6.79 958
2 6 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 6.87 929
3 3 Yordani García   Cuba 7.02 875
4 2 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 7.07 858
5 8 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic 7.19 816
6 5 Mikk Pahapill   Estonia 7.27 789 SB
7 1 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 7.39 749
8 7 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus 7.46 726

Long jump edit

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Summary
1 Ashton Eaton   United States 8.16 x 8.16 1102 PB 2060
2 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 7.62 x 7.68 7.68 980 1909
3 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 7.30 7.50 x 7.50 935 PB 1684
4 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 7.26 7.38 7.17 7.38 905 PB 1763
5 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus x 7.36 x 7.36 900 1626
6 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic x 7.24 7.05 7.24 871 1687
7 Mikk Pahapill   Estonia 6.74 6.70 x 6.74 753 1542
8 Yordani García   Cuba x 6.48 6.64 6.64 729 SB 1604

Shot put edit

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Summary
1 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 15.24 14.76 14.61 15.24 804 2713
2 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus 14.71 14.61 14.90 14.90 784 SB 2410
3 Ashton Eaton   United States x 13.89 14.56 14.56 763 SB 2823
4 Mikk Pahapill   Estonia 14.54 14.11 14.48 14.54 761 2303
5 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 13.19 14.35 x 14.35 750 2513
6 Yordani García   Cuba 14.18 x x 14.18 739 SB 2343
7 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic 13.97 13.97 14.04 14.04 731 2418
8 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 12.62 13.06 13.39 13.39 691 PB 2375

High jump edit

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Rank Name Nationality 1.88 1.91 1.94 1.97 2.00 2.03 2.06 2.09 Result Points Notes Summary
1 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic o o xo xxo o xxx 2.06 859 PB 3277
2 Yordani García   Cuba o o xo o o xo xxx 2.06 859 SB 3202
3 Ashton Eaton   United States o o o o o xxx 2.03 831 SB 3654
3 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus o o o o xxx 2.03 831 SB 3241
5 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia o o o o xxo o xxx 2.03 831 3206
6 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine xo o o xxx 1.97 776 3489
6 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia xo o o xxx 1.97 776 3289
8 Mikk Pahapill   Estonia o xxo xxx 1.94 749 SB 3052

60 metres hurdles edit

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Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes Summary
1 Ashton Eaton   United States 7.68 1064 4718
2 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 8.10 957 PB 4163
3 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 8.13 949 4238
4 Yordani García   Cuba 8.13 949 SB 4151
5 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic 8.16 942 4219
6 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus 8.21 930 SB 4171
7 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 8.39 886 4375
8 Mikk Pahapill   Estonia DNF 0 3052

Pole vault edit

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Rank Name Nationality 4.30 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 Result Points Notes Summary
1 Ashton Eaton   United States o o o o o xo xxx 5.20 972 SB 5690
2 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia o o o o o o xxx 5.00 910 PB 5148
3 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia o o o o xxx 4.90 880 5043
4 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine o o o o o xxx 4.80 849 SB 5224
5 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus xo o xxx 4.80 849 SB 5020
6 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic o o xxo o xxx 4.70 819 5038
7 Yordani García   Cuba xo xxx 4.60 790 4941
Mikk Pahapill   Estonia DNS 0 DNF

1000 metres edit

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Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes
1 Ashton Eaton   United States 2:32.78 955 CR
2 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 2:41.66 855 PB
3 Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 2:42.41 847 NR
4 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic 2:43.05 840 PB
5 Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 2:44.82 821 PB
6 Yordani García   Cuba 2:50.21 763 PB
7 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus 2:53.83 726 SB

Final standings edit

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Rank Name Nationality Points Notes
  Ashton Eaton   United States 6645 WR, CR
  Oleksiy Kasyanov   Ukraine 6071
  Artem Lukyanenko   Russia 5969
4 Ilya Shkurenev   Russia 5898
5 Adam Sebastian Helcelet   Czech Republic 5878
6 Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus 5746
7 Yordani García   Cuba 5704 SB
Mikk Pahapill   Estonia DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "USA's Ashton Eaton sets world record in heptathlon". USA Today. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Eaton takes gold with world record". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (long jump)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  5. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (shot put)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  6. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (high jump)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  7. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres hurdles)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  8. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (pole vault)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  9. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (1000 metres)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  10. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (final results)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.