2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon

None thumb|right|Gold medal winner Ashton Eaton en route to victory. The men's heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place 9-10 March 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Eight athletes from seven countries participated, two of them being Russian. American Ashton Eaton won with a world record points total of 6645, breaking his own previous record of 6568.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2012-03-10/ashton-eaton-sets-heptathlon-world-record/53461970/1 USA's Ashton Eaton sets world record in heptathlon 10 March 2012 USA Today 14 March 2012http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/eaton-takes-gold-with-world-record-543077.html Eaton takes gold with world record 10 March 2012 Irish Examiner 14 March 2012 The winning margin was 574 points which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's heptathlon was won by more than 400 points at these championships. The gold medallist achieved the best score in five of the seven events. Medallists GoldSilverBronzeAshton EatonOleksiy KasyanovArtem Lukyanenko Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordAshton Eaton USA6568 Tallinn, Estonia6 February 2011Championship recordDan O'Brien USA6476 Toronto, Canada14 March 1993World LeadingOleksiy Kasyanov UKR6237Zaporizhia, Ukraine28 January 2012African recordLarbi Bouraada ALG5911Paris, France28 February 2010Asian recordDmitriy Karpov KAZ6229Tallinn, Estonia16 February 2008European recordRoman Šebrle CZE6438 Budapest, Hungary7 March 2004North and Central American and Caribbean recordAshton Eaton USA6568 Tallinn, Estonia6 February 2011Oceanian RecordBrent Newdick AUS5758Tallinn, Estonia4 February 2012South American recordGonzalo Barroilhet CHI5951Fayetteville, United States15 March 2008 Qualification standards Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: the three best athletes from the previous year’s Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December), limited to a maximum of one per country and the three best athletes from the Indoor Lists during the year of the Competition two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 11:35 60 metresMarch 9, 2012 12:35 Long jumpMarch 9, 2012 17:40 Shot putMarch 9, 2012 18:50 High jumpMarch 10, 2012 9:30 60 metres hurdlesMarch 10, 2012 10:30 Pole vaultMarch 10, 2012 18:20 1000 metresMarch 10, 2012 18:20 Final standings Results 60 metres http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres) Omega Timing 2012-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230022/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-60-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012-08-27 dead Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Points Notes 1 4 Ashton Eaton 6.79 958 2 6 Oleksiy Kasyanov 6.87 929 3 3 Yordani García 7.02 875 4 2 Artem Lukyanenko 7.07 858 5 8 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 7.19 816 6 5 Mikk Pahapill 7.27 789 SB 7 1 Ilya Shkurenev 7.39 749 8 7 Andrei Krauchanka 7.46 726 Long jump http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-LJ-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (long jump) Omega Timing 2012-03-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120827225557/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-LJ-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012-08-27 Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Summary 1 Ashton Eaton 8.16 0.00 x 0.00 — 8.16 1102 PB 2060 2 Oleksiy Kasyanov 7.62 0.00 x 7.68 7.68 980 1909 3 Ilya Shkurenev 7.30 7.50 0.00 x 7.50 935 PB 1684 4 Artem Lukyanenko 7.26 7.38 7.17 7.38 905 PB 1763 5 Andrei Krauchanka 0.00 x 7.36 0.00 x 7.36 900 1626 6 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 0.00 x 7.24 7.05 7.24 871 1687 7 Mikk Pahapill 6.74 6.70 0.00 x 6.74 753 1542 8 Yordani García 0.00 x 6.48 6.64 6.64 729 SB 1604 Shot put http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (shot put) Omega Timing 2012-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827225955/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-SP-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012-08-27 dead Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Summary 1 Oleksiy Kasyanov 15.24 14.76 14.61 15.24 804 2713 2 Andrei Krauchanka 14.71 14.61 14.90 14.90 784 SB 2410 3 Ashton Eaton 00.00 x 13.89 14.56 14.56 763 SB 2823 4 Mikk Pahapill 14.54 14.11 14.48 14.54 761 2303 5 Artem Lukyanenko 13.19 14.35 00.00 x 14.35 750 2513 6 Yordani García 14.18 00.00 x 00.00 x 14.18 739 SB 2343 7 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 13.97 13.97 14.04 14.04 731 2418 8 Ilya Shkurenev 12.62 13.06 13.39 13.39 691 PB 2375 High jump http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HJ-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (high jump) Omega Timing 2012-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827225510/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HJ-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012-08-27 dead Rank Name Nationality 1.88 1.91 1.94 1.97 2.00 2.03 2.06 2.09 Result Points Notes Summary 1 Adam Sebastian Helcelet – o – o xo xxo o xxx 2.06 859 PB 3277 2 Yordani García – o o xo o o xo xxx 2.06 859 SB 3202 3 Ashton Eaton – o o o o o – xxx 2.03 831 SB 3654 3 Andrei Krauchanka – o – o o o xxx 2.03 831 SB 3241 5 Ilya Shkurenev o o o o xxo o xxx 2.03 831 3206 6 Oleksiy Kasyanov – xo o o xxx 1.97 776 3489 6 Artem Lukyanenko – xo o o xxx 1.97 776 3289 8 Mikk Pahapill – o xxo xxx 1.94 749 SB 3052 60 metres hurdles http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-5--0--.RS2.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres hurdles) Omega Timing 2012-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827231108/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-5--0--.RS2.pdf 2012-08-27 dead Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes Summary 1 Ashton Eaton 7.68 1064 4718 2 Ilya Shkurenev 8.10 957 PB 4163 3 Artem Lukyanenko 8.13 949 4238 4 Yordani García 8.13 949 SB 4151 5 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 8.16 942 4219 6 Andrei Krauchanka 8.21 930 SB 4171 7 Oleksiy Kasyanov 8.39 886 4375 8 Mikk Pahapill 99.99 DNF 0 3052 Pole vault http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-6--0--.RS2.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (pole vault) Omega Timing 2012-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230513/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-6--0--.RS2.pdf 2012-08-27 dead Rank Name Nationality 4.30 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 Result Points Notes Summary 1 Ashton Eaton – o – o – o o o xo xxx 5.20 972 SB 5690 2 Artem Lukyanenko – o o o o o o xxx 5.00 910 PB 5148 3 Ilya Shkurenev – o – o o o xxx 4.90 880 5043 4 Oleksiy Kasyanov o o o o o xxx 4.80 849 SB 5224 5 Andrei Krauchanka – – xo – o – xxx 4.80 849 SB 5020 6 Adam Sebastian Helcelet o o xxo o xxx 4.70 819 5038 7 Yordani García – – xo xxx 4.60 790 4941 8 Mikk Pahapill 0.00 DNS 0 0 DNF 1000 metres http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1000-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (1000 metres) Omega Timing 2012-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120417091647/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-1000-M-u---HEP-M.RS6.pdf 2012-04-17 dead Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes 1 Ashton Eaton 2:32.78 955 CR 2 Ilya Shkurenev 2:41.66 855 PB 3 Oleksiy Kasyanov 2:42.41 847 NR 4 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 2:43.05 840 PB 5 Artem Lukyanenko 2:44.82 821 PB 6 Yordani García 2:50.21 763 PB 7 Andrei Krauchanka 2:53.83 726 SB Final standings http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf 2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (final results) Omega Timing 2012-03-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230126/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf 2012-08-27 Rank Name Nationality Points Notes Ashton Eaton 6645 WR, CR Oleksiy Kasyanov 6071 Artem Lukyanenko 5969 4 Ilya Shkurenev 5898 5 Adam Sebastian Helcelet 5878 6 Andrei Krauchanka 5746 7 Yordani García 5704 SB 99 Mikk Pahapill 0 DNF References Heptathlon Heptathlon Category:Combined events at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships