Women's heptathlon world record progression
The following table shows the women's heptathlon 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 time, the second score is based on tables currently in use.
Record progression
Athlete | Venue | Date | Points | Adjusted points |
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Liesl Albert | Dillingen | October 8, 1978 | 5831 | 5654 |
Andrea Findeis | Zabrze | September 16, 1979 | 5784 | 5691 |
Nadezhda Vinogradova | Frunze | September 30, 1979 | 5848 | 5671 |
Silvia Barlag | Longwy | September 30, 1979 | 5878 | 5730 |
Tatyana Shpak | Donetsk | May 30, 1980 | 5922 | 5777 |
Nina Golovina | Pyatigorsk | July 13, 1980 | 6074 | 5930 |
Yekaterina Gordiyenko | Odessa | September 14, 1980 | 6144 | 6095 |
Jane Frederick | Walnut | April 24, 1981 | 6166 | 6104 |
Nadezhda Vinogradova | Kislovodsk | May 6, 1981 | 6212 | 6181 |
Ramona Neubert | Halle | May 24, 1981 | 6621 | 6670 |
Ramona Neubert | Kyiv | June 28, 1981 | 6716 | 6788 |
Ramona Neubert | Halle | June 20, 1982 | 6772 | 6845 |
Ramona Neubert | Moscow | June 19, 1983 | 6836 | 6935 |
Sabine Paetz | Potsdam | May 6, 1984 | 6867 | 6946 |
Jackie Joyner | Moscow | July 7, 1986 | 7148 | 7148 |
Jackie Joyner | Houston | August 2, 1986 | 7161 | 7161 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Indianapolis | July 17, 1988 | 7215 | 7215 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Seoul | September 24, 1988 | 7291 | 7291 |