2026-03 WIC Toruń POL - Men's Heptathlon
The competition
Simon Ehammer (SUI) won the men's heptathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń in March with 6670 points, leading every event and finishing 164 above his own PB series. Four of the top seven scored above theirs.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 6670 | +164 | |
| 2 | Heath Baldwin (USA) | 6337 | -333 | +92 |
| 3 | Kyle Garland (USA) | 6245 | -425 | -394 |
| 4 | Vilém Stráský (CZE) | 6188 | -482 | +26 |
| 5 | Jente Hauttekeete (BEL) | 6049 | -621 | -210 |
| 6 | Teo Bastien (FRA) | 6004 | -666 | -74 |
| 7 | Jeff Tesselaar (NED) | 5960 | -710 | +12 |
| 8 | Rasmus Roosleht (EST) | 5952 | -718 | -110 |
Ehammer led from the 60m to the finish and was never headed, though the margin closed to 38 points over Kyle Garland (USA) at the day break before opening again. The 60m, the long jump and the 60m hurdles were worth 3200 points between them: 6.69 for 995, 8.15 for 1099, 7.52 for 1106. Day 1 gave him 3698 and 51 points above his series. Day 2 gave him 2972 and another 113, with 5.30 in the pole vault worth 63 of them and 2:41.04 in the 1000m closing it out. The 6670 is a personal best, 164 clear of the 6506 he scored at Apeldoorn a year earlier.
Heath Baldwin (USA) finished second on a day 2 worth 114 points more than his own series delivers. He was third overnight on 3510 and 22 under, having lost 84 in the long jump at 7.34 and taken 67 back with 15.86 in the shot. Then 7.80 in the hurdles, 5.00 in the pole vault for 910 points and 76 above his series, and 2:39.06 in the 1000m for 884 points. His 6337 is a personal best over 6245.
Kyle Garland (USA) was second after day 1 on 3660, 150 points ahead of Baldwin and 113 under his own series. Day 2 took another 281: 8.21 in the hurdles was 118 points below his series mark and 4.70 in the pole vault 141 below, and by the 1000m the order behind Ehammer had reversed. He held third on 6245.
Two more personal bests came behind the medals. Vilém Stráský (CZE) took fourth 26 above his series and Jeff Tesselaar (NED) seventh 12 above his.
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