2025-03 WC Nanjing - Men's Heptathlon

The competition

Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) won the men's heptathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March with 6475 points, 38 clear of Johannes Erm (EST). Skotheim led six of the seven events and finished 83 under his own PB series; Erm finished 57 above his, for a personal best.

Till Steinforth (GER) led after the 60m. Skotheim took the lead in the long jump and kept it, by 12 points after the shot, by 146 after the high jump and the hurdles, and by 38 at the end.

Skotheim never got above his series and never fell far below it either. He was one point under after the long jump, where 8.00 was worth 1061 points, and 17 above after the shot. The high jump took 57 against a 2.19 series mark, the pole vault 31 and the closing 1000m 39, and the 6475 finished 83 short of the 6558 he had scored at Apeldoorn earlier the same month.

Johannes Erm spent the whole competition above his series and produced the best day 2 of the three at 2940 points. The long jump was the largest gain, 7.77 for 72 points above his series, and 5.30 in the pole vault matched his series exactly for 1004 points. He was 52 behind with one event to run and closed to 38. His 6437 beats the 6380 he scored at Apeldoorn in March.

Till Steinforth led the first event and was fourth at the day break on 3472, 88 points under his series. Day 2 cost another 25 and moved him to third on 6275, 113 under the series that produced his best.

The largest gain of the competition belongs to José Fernando Santana (BRA), sixth on 6010 and 237 points above his series, a personal best over the 5773 he scored at Cochabamba in February.

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