Tetradecathlon

Athletics
Tetradecathlon
Tetradecathlon combines nine runs, two jumps, and three throws.

Outdoor world record
Finland Kello Mila 10798 pts (2002)


Indoor world record
Men France Baptiste Scalabrino 8831 pts (2022)

Women United States Lauren Kuntz 8390 pts (2024)

The tetradecathlon, also called double heptathlon, is an ultra combined events of track and field competition consisting of 14 events. The word "tetradecathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "decathlon", from Greek Τετράδέκα (tetradéka, meaning "fourteen") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or “prize”).

Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event.

Outdoor competition of tetradecathlon is only contested by female athletes, while male athletes compete in the icosathlon. The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the Icosathlon. There is an indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant.

Formats

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Women's outdoor tetradecathlon

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The vast majority of women's tetradecathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.

Each event is scored according to the heptathlon scoring tables or, for non-heptathlon events, the World Athletics points tables.

Men and women's indoor tetradecathlon

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IAUM's logo.

In winter season, the ultra multi-event competitions are declined into indoor tetradecathlon for both men and women. They are also organized into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.

Each event is scored according to the pentathlon scoring tables for women and the heptathlon scoring tables for men, and for the specifics events, the World Athletics points tables. Also run by the IAUM, its world championship is held yearly starting from 2012.

World Records

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Outdoor Tetradecathlon

  • Women : 10798 points -  Milla Kelo (FIN) - 2002 (Turku, Finland)
100m H High jump 1500m 400m H Shot put 200m 100m Long jump 400m Javelin 800m 200m H Discus 3000m Total
 Milla Kelo (FIN) 14"89 1m51 5'03"74 62"18 12m73 25"16 12"59 5m73 56"10 32m69 2'23"94 28"72 47m86 11'48"68 10798pts

Indoor Tetradecathlon

  • Men : 8831 points -  Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA) - 2022 (Miramas, France)
  • Women : 8388 points -  Lauren Kuntz (USA) - 2024 (Boston, USA)
60m Long jump 800m Shot put 400m High jump 3000m 60m H Pole vault 1500m Weight throw 200m Triple jump 5000m Total
 Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA) 7"80 6m53 2'04"76 11m93 53"80 1m83 9'57"43 9"19 3m80 4'35"91 10m12 25"11 12m30 17'59"55 8831pts
 Lauren Kuntz (USA) 8"86 4m48 2'20"98 8m29 61"08 1m50 11'11"89 9"99 3m50 5'06"71 7m58 28"37 9m62 20'15"60 8388pts

This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the World Athletics but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.[1]

Area Records (outdoor)

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Continent Score Athlete Date Place
Europe 10798 Milla Kelo 7–8 September 2002 Turku, Finland
North America 9824 Natalia Gaerlan 2–3 August 2008 Scheeßel, Germany
Asia 5392 Takahashi Fumie 13–14 August 2005 Aomori, Japan
Oceania -
Africa -
South America -

National Records (outdoor)

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Country Score
 Finland 10798
 Russia 10732
 Germany 10380
 United States 9824
 Estonia 9755
 Lithuania 9612
 United Kingdom 9152
 Netherlands 8779
 Belgium 8758
 France 8552
 Italy 8533
 Austria 8478
 Switzerland 7897
 Sweden 7052
 Japan 5392

World Championships (outdoor)

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Edition Year City Country Date Winner Score
1st 1990 Espoo  Finland 22–23 September  Charmaine Johnson (GBR) 9152
2nd 1991 Punkalaidun  Finland 21–22 September  Irina Stasenko (RUS) 9879
3rd 1992 Punkalaidun  Finland 12–13 September  Irina Stasenko (RUS) 10732
4th 1993 Punkalaidun  Finland 11–12 September  Irina Stasenko (RUS) 10513
5th 1994 Punkalaidun  Finland 10–11 September  Irina Stasenko (RUS) 10586
6th 1995 Punkalaidun  Finland 9–10 September  Susanna Hickman (FIN) 7731
7th 1996 Punkalaidun  Finland 7–8 September  Maria Kapitonova (RUS) 9915
8th 1997 Punkalaidun  Finland 6–7 September  Anga Tognotti (DEU) 8021
9th 1998 Punkalaidun  Finland 5–6 September  Maria Kapitonova (RUS) 9935
10th 1999 Punkalaidun  Finland 4–5 September  Irina Ilyna (RUS) 10033
11th 2000 Hexham  United Kingdom 23–24 September  Jacqueline Elliott (GBR) 7733
12th 2001 Hexham  United Kingdom 22–23 September  Irina Ilyna (RUS) 10286
13th 2002 Turku  Finland 7–8 September  Milla Kelo (FIN) 10798
14th 2003 Sankt Pölten  Austria 4–5 October  Irina Ilyna (RUS) 9534
15th 2004 Gateshead  United Kingdom 21–22 August  Kelly Rodmell (GBR) 7978
16th 2005 Lynchburg, Virginia  United States 7–8 October  Ashley Palmer (USA) 6645
17th 2006 Bendigo  Australia 14–15 October  Antje Bock (DEU) 6605
18th 2007 Jyväskylä  Finland 25–26 August  Kelly Rodmell (GBR) 8601
19th 2008 Scheeßel  Germany 2–3 August  Natalia Gaerlan (USA) 9824
20th 2009 Delft  Netherlands 12–13 September  Maren Schott (DEU) 10380
21st 2010 Lynchburg, Virginia  United States 24–25 September  Marie Williams (USA) 7775
22nd 2011 Lisse  Netherlands 20–21 August  Sonja Beba (DEU) 7744
23rd 2012 Turnhout  Belgium 30 June – 1 July  Evy De Jaegher (BEL) 7361
24th 2013 Yeovil  United Kingdom 24–25 August  Maren Schott (DEU) 8889
25th 2015 Tartu  Estonia 22–23 August  Maren Schott (DEU) 9338
26th 2017 Turnhout  Belgium 26–27 August  Maren Schott (DEU) 8934
27th 2018 Delft  Netherlands 25–26 August  Saskia Zwaard (NED) 7264
28th 2019 Helsinki  Finland 24–25 August  Jill de Gier (NED) 6845
29th 2021 Épinal  France 21–22 August  Fiona Espagnet (FRA) 8552
30th 2023 Turnhout  Belgium 8–9 July  Stephanie Brosens (BEL) 8758

World Championships (indoor)

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Edition Year City Country Date Winner Score
1st 2012 Helsinki  Finland 14-15 April  Etienne Bouden (FRA)
 Matleena Helander (FIN)
8118
5054
2nd 2014 Helsinki  Finland 12-13 April  Joey Blangé (NED)
 Matleena Helander (FIN)
7592
5205
3rd 2016 Helsinki  Finland 09-10 April  Andreas Schewalje (GER)
 Maren Schott (GER)|
8144
7929
4th 2018 Helsinki  Finland 14-15 April  Sébastien Biau (FRA)
 Linda Holmström (SWE)
8478
6223
5th 2022 Miramas  France 26–27 March  Baptiste Scalabrino (FRA)
 Amanda Pasko (USA)
8831
6970
6th 2024 Boston  United States 16–17 March  Adriano Atallah (LBN)
 Lauren Kuntz (USA)
7513
8388

Other IAUM events

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Icosathlon

References

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