The women's pentathlon

Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

 was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

 on 13 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record		4991	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	15 February 1992
Championship record		4933	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	14 March 2003
World Leading		4855	Penza Penza -Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	3 February 2010
African record		4558	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	17 March 1993
Asian record		4582	Pattaya Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi.... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	10 February 2006
European record		4991	Berlin, Germany	15 February 1992
North and Central American and Caribbean record		4753	Maebashi Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai.On December 5, 2004 the town of Ōgo, and the villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi, all from Seta District, were merged into Maebashi.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	5 March 1999
Oceanian Record		4490	Maebashi, Japan	5 March 1999
South American record		4001	Columbia Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,557 people in the township, 4,619 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	8 March 1980

Qualification standards

Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:

1. the three best athletes from the 2009 Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December 2009) limited to a maximum of one per country and
2. the three best athletes form the 2010 Indoor Lists during (as at 22 February 2010)
3. 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	Round
March 13, 2010	9:00	60 metres hurdles
March 13, 2010	9:40	High jump
March 13, 2010	12:00	Shot put
March 13, 2010	14:45	Long jump
March 13, 2010	17:10	800 metres
March 13, 2010	17:10	Final standings

60 metres hurdles

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		8.04	1120
2	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		8.20	1084
3	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		8.26	1070
4	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		8.48	1021
5	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		8.50	1017
6	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		8.51	1015
7	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		8.56	1004	PB
8	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		8.94	922

High jump

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes
1	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		1.90	1106
2	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		1.87	1067	SB
3	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		1.84	1029	SB
4	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		1.84	1029	PB
5	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		1.78	953
6	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		1.78	953
7	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		1.72	879
8	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		1.63	771	SB

Shot put

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes
1	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		16.43	957	SB
2	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		14.54	830	PB
3	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		14.38	819
4	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		14.06	798	PB
5	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		14.01	795	SB
6	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		13.78	779
7	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		13.72	775
8	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		12.33	683	SB

Long jump

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes
1	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		6.62	1046
2	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		6.46	994
3	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		6.44	988	PB
4	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		6.34	956
5	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		6.33	953
6	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		6.19	908
7	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		6.05	865
8	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		5.92	825

800 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		2:11.16	948	SB
2	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		2:12.55	928	PB
3	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		2:13.19	918
4	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		2:14.85	895	PB
5	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		2:17.69	855
6	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		2:21.02	810	PB
7	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		2:22.64	788	SB
8	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		2:23.84	772	SB

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Points	Notes
	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...		4937	CR, NR British records in athletics British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association and the British Amateur Athletic Board .-History:... , WL
	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		4851	NR Ukrainian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ukraine maintained by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudeht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * *...
	Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....		4762
4	Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...		4753	AR
5	Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida		4618
6	Karolina Tymińska Karolina Tyminska Karolina Tymińska is a Polish heptathlete.Her personal best in indoor pentathlon result is 4769 points, achieved in July 2008 in Spała. In heptathlon her personal best result is 6544 achieved in August 2011 in Daegu....		4575
7	Marina Goncharova Marina Goncharova Marina Vasilyevna Goncharova is a Russian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...		4416
8	Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009...		4013	SB