2025-07 EC U23 Bergen | Women's Heptathlon
The competition
Saga Vanninen (FIN) won the women's heptathlon at the European U23 Championships in Bergen in July with 6563 points, 172 above her own PB series and a personal best. The margin was three points at the day break and 243 at the finish.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saga Vanninen (FIN) | 6563 | +172 | |
| 2 | Abigail Pawlett (GBR) | 6320 | -243 | +5 |
| 3 | Serina Riedel (GER) | 6183 | -380 | -139 |
| 4 | Anastasía Dragomírova (GRE) | 6054 | -509 | +15 |
| 5 | Liana Trümpi (SUI) | 5953 | -610 | -118 |
| 6 | Karla Schärfe (DEN) | 5865 | -698 | -1 |
| 7 | Sofía Cosculluela (ESP) | 5845 | -718 | -172 |
| 8 | Maeva Bastien (FRA) | 5831 | -732 | +20 |
Abigail Pawlett (GBR) led after the hurdles. Vanninen took the lead in the high jump and held it to the finish, though after the 200m she held it by three.
Vanninen was above her series after every event bar the 200m, and the margin grew steadily rather than suddenly: 34 points up after the hurdles, 41 after the shot, 51 after the long jump, 74 after the javelin. Then 2:11.00 in the 800m, worth 950 points and 98 above her series, which is more than half of the 172 she finished with. Her day 2 alone beat her own marks by 140. The 6563 is a personal best over the 6391 she scored at Götzis in 2023.
Abigail Pawlett spent the competition inside 66 points of her series in either direction and came out five above it. Her shot at 14.53 was 71 points better than her series and her javelin at 40.67 a hundred better, against 66 lost in the long jump and 36 in the high jump. She was second after every event from the shot onward and second at the end on 6320, a personal best by five over the 6315 she had scored at Götzis in June.
Serina Riedel (GER) was ninth after the hurdles and fifth at the day break, and moved to third with 6.52 in the long jump for 1014 points and 20 above her series. Her 6183 is 139 under the series that produced her best, most of it lost in the high jump and the javelin.
Behind the medals, Karla Schärfe (DEN) finished one point under her series in sixth, and Anastasía Dragomírova (GRE) fourth 15 above hers and Maeva Bastien (FRA) eighth 20 above hers, both personal bests.
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