Combined events reward all-round athletes. The scoring tables turn times, heights and distances into points so that very different events add up – a 6,500-point heptathlon is world-class for women.
How to use the Heptathlon Points Calculator
- Heptathlon
- Sprint timing
- 100 m hurdles (s)
- High jump (m)
- Shot put (m)
- 200 m (s)
- Long jump (m)
- Javelin (m)
- 800 m (s)
- 60 m (s)
- Long jump (m)
- Shot put (m)
- High jump (m)
- 60 m hurdles (s)
- Pole vault (m)
- 1,000 m (s)
Results update as you type, every field has its own unit menu, and everything is calculated in your browser.
How it works
Choose the heptathlon, whether sprints were hand-timed, and enter your marks (times in seconds, jumps and throws in metres).
Inputs explained
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Heptathlon | Choose one: Women’s outdoor heptathlon, Men’s indoor heptathlon |
| Sprint timing | Choose one: Electronic, Hand (manual) timing |
| 100 m hurdles (s) | A number |
| High jump (m) | A number |
| Shot put (m) | A number |
| 200 m (s) | A number |
| Long jump (m) | A number |
| Javelin (m) | A number |
| 800 m (s) | A number |
| 60 m (s) | A number |
| Long jump (m) | A number |
| Shot put (m) | A number |
| High jump (m) | A number |
| 60 m hurdles (s) | A number |
| Pole vault (m) | A number |
| 1,000 m (s) | A number |
What each result means
- High jump points = floor(1.84523×max(0, [High jump (m)]×100 – 75)^1.348)
- Shot put points = floor(56.0211×max(0, [Shot put (m)] – 1.5)^1.05)
- Long jump points = floor(0.188807×max(0, [Long jump (m)]×100 – 210)^1.41)
- Javelin points = floor(15.9803×max(0, [Javelin (m)] – 3.8)^1.04)
- 800 m points = floor(0.11193×max(0, 254 – [800 m (s)])^1.88)
- Long jump points = floor(0.14354×max(0, [Long jump (m)]×100 – 220)^1.4)
- Shot put points = floor(51.39×max(0, [Shot put (m)] – 1.5)^1.05)
- High jump points = floor(0.8465×max(0, [High jump (m)]×100 – 75)^1.42)
- Pole vault points = floor(0.2797×max(0, [Pole vault (m)]×100 – 100)^1.35)
- 1,000 m points = floor(0.08713×max(0, 305.5 – [1,000 m (s)])^1.85)
Example values
How the main result changes when 100 m hurdles changes and everything else stays at the example values above:
| 100 m hurdles (s) | Total points |
|---|---|
| 6.27 | 8,101 |
| 9.41 | 7,485 |
| 12.54 | 6,955 |
| 15.67 | 6,515 |
| 18.81 | 6,168 |
| 25.08 | 5,782 |
Formula
Track: points = A × (B − T)^C · Jumps: A × (M − B)^C (M in cm) · Throws: A × (D − B)^C (D in m) · Points rounded down; hand timing adds 0.24 s to sprints
Worked example
Inputs — Heptathlon: Women's outdoor heptathlon; Sprint timing: Electronic; 100 m hurdles (s): 12.54; High jump (m): 1.86; Shot put (m): 14.28; 200 m (s): 22.83; Long jump (m): 6.48; Javelin (m): 47.49; 800 m (s): 128.65.
Results — 100 m hurdles points = 1,195; High jump points = 1,054; Shot put points = 813; 200 m points = 1,096; Long jump points = 1,001; Javelin points = 812; 800 m points = 984; Total points = 6,955.
Key terms
- Combined events
- Multi-discipline competitions such as heptathlon and decathlon.
Frequently asked questions
What is a world-class heptathlon score?
Over 6,500 for women outdoors; over 6,200 for men indoors.
Why does hand timing add 0.24 s?
Hand-timed sprints are on average faster due to reaction delay.
What is the world record?
Women's: 7,291 (Joyner-Kersee, 1988); men's indoor: 6,645 (Eaton, 2012).
How is the 800 m entered?
In seconds – 2:08.65 is 128.65 s.