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2015 Year of the Heptathlon, American-style
American heptathletes racked up points like never seen before in 2015. And it’s not even close.
Most performances in a year over 6000 – 23 (previous best 11, 2008). An amazing 12 different meets in 2015 had at least one American over 6000.
Most performers in a year over 6000 – 12 (previous best 7, 2014).
It may not set the clocks back to 1986, when Jackie Joyner-Kersee set her first World Record of 7148. A couple months earlier, JJK set her first heptathlon American Record, breaking Jane Frederick’s 6803 from 1984. To date, both remain by far the best Americans in the 7-eventer.
American heptathletes racked up points like never seen before in 2015. And it’s not even close.
Most performances in a year over 6000 – 23 (previous best 11, 2008). An amazing 12 different meets in 2015 had at least one American over 6000.
Most performers in a year over 6000 – 12 (previous best 7, 2014).
It may not set the clocks back to 1986, when Jackie Joyner-Kersee set her first World Record of 7148. A couple months earlier, JJK set her first heptathlon American Record, breaking Jane Frederick’s 6803 from 1984. To date, both remain by far the best Americans in the 7-eventer.
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