Men's Heptathlon

How the points work

World Athletics scores every mark with the same shape of formula. For a track event (faster is better) the points are A × (B − T)^C, with T your time in seconds; for a field event (farther or higher is better) they are A × (M − B)^C, with M your distance in metres. The result is rounded down to a whole number and never drops below zero.

Add the 7 event scores for the total. The tables are progressive, so the closer a mark gets to world-record level, the more each extra centimetre or hundredth of a second is worth.

Common questions

How is the men's indoor heptathlon different from the decathlon?
It has seven events instead of ten, is held indoors, swaps the 100 m / 110 m hurdles / 400 m / 1500 m for the 60 m / 60 m hurdles / 1000 m, and drops the discus and javelin entirely.

What is the order of the men's heptathlon events?
Day one: 60 m, long jump, shot put, high jump. Day two: 60 m hurdles, pole vault, 1000 m.

What is a good men's heptathlon score?
The world indoor record is in the high 6400s; a total in the low-to-mid 6000s is championship class.