Olympic Heptathlon

Top American 2008 Olympic Decathlon and Heptathlon Hopefuls
Will an American woman become the World's Greatest Athlete for the first time since 1992? Will a U.S. man turn the trick for the first time since 1976? Here are the Americans most likely to succeed in the decathlon and heptathlon at the 2008 Olympics.

Stories of Olympic decathlon and heptathlon stars
What are former Olympic decathlon and heptathlon competitors doing today?

Heptathlon Olympic Medalists
The Women’s heptathlon Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Greatest Moments In Olympic Heptathlon
The heptathlon is still a fairly new Olympic sport. The first women’s pentathlon, consisting of five events, was held in 1964, then was replaced by the seven-event heptathlon in 1984. There have been some outstanding heptathlon performances since then, but none as strong as those of the swift and powerful American, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Olympic Heptathlon Rules
Rules for the Olympic heptathlon

What is Olympic Heptathlon?
What is Olympic Heptathlon? The women’s-only heptathlon tests the competitors’ overall athletic skills as they take on seven events in a two-day period.

2008 Olympic Heptathlon Results
Results of the 2008 Olympic women's heptathlon.