The women's heptathlon

Heptathlon

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 was held the 25 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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 champion is Jessica Zelinka

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 of the Canada

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		7291	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	September 24, 1988
Pan American Games record		6290	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	July 28, 1999

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (4850) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 25, 2011	13:20	100 metres hurdles
October 25, 2011	14:00	High jump
October 25, 2011	16:40	Shot put
October 25, 2011	18:00	200 metres
October 26, 2011	15:30	Long jump
October 26, 2011	17:10	Javelin throw
October 26, 2011	18:20	800 metres
October 26, 2011	18:20	Final standings

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

100 m hurdles

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes
1	2	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		13.50	1050	PB
2	2	Agustina Zerboni		13.66	1027	PB
3	2	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		13.98	981
4	2	Francia Manzanillo		14.12	961	PB
5	2	Yasmiany Pedroso		14.13	960	PB
6	2	Chrystal Ruiz		14.20	950	PB
7	1	Karla Schleske		14.25	943	PB
8	1	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		14.25	943	PB
9	1	Gullercy Gonzalez		14.30	936	PB
10	1	Shianne Smith		14.50	909	PB
11	1	Bridgette Ingram		14.75	875
12	1	Anna Pirelli		14.87	859	PB
13	2	Wanetta Kirby		17.99	489

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		1.80	978		2028
2	Yasmiany Pedroso		1.74	903		1863
3	Gullercy Gonzalez		1.74	903		1839
4	Karla Schleske		1.74	903		1846
5	Chrystal Ruiz		1.68	830	PB	1780
6	Wanetta Kirby		1.68	830		1319
7	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		1.65	795		1776
8	Bridgette Ingram		1.65	795		1670
9	Francia Manzanillo		1.59	724		1685
9	Agustina Zerboni		1.59	724	PB	1751
11	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		1.59	724	PB	1667
12	Anna Pirelli		1.56	689		1548
13	Shianne Smith		1.50	621		1530

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Yasmiany Pedroso		14.63	836	PB	2699
2	Anna Pirelli		13.00	727	PB	2275
3	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		12.93	723	PB	2751
4	Francia Manzanillo		12.89	720	PB	2405
5	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		12.88	719		2495
6	Agustina Zerboni		12.74	710	PB	2461
7	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		12.11	668		2335
8	Bridgette Ingram		11.95	658		2328
9	Karla Schleske		11.74	644	PB	2490
10	Gullercy Gonzalez		10.95	592	PB	2431
11	Shianne Smith		10.47	560		2090
12	Chrystal Ruiz		9.87	521	PB	2301
13	Wanetta Kirby		8.45	428		1747

200 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	2	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		24.45	938		3433
2	2	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		24.76	909	PB	3660
3	2	Chrystal Ruiz		24.83	902	PB	3203
4	2	Agustina Zerboni		24.84	902	PB	3363
5	2	Francia Manzanillo		24.87	899		3304
6	2	Wanetta Kirby		24.98	889		2636
7	2	Shianne Smith		25.04	883		2973
8	1	Gullercy Gonzalez		25.47	844	PB	3275
9	1	Yasmiany Pedroso		25.48	843	PB	3542
10	1	Anna Pirelli		25.85	810	PB	3085
11	1	Karla Schleske		26.20	780	PB	3270
11	1	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		26.48	756	PB	3091
13	1	Bridgette Ingram		27.18	697		3025

Long jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		6.36	962		4622
2	Yasmiany Pedroso		5.87	810		4352
3	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		5.75	774		4207
4	Chrystal Ruiz		5.68	753	PB	3956
5	Wanetta Kirby		5.65	744		3380
6	Shianne Smith		5.63	738	PB	3711
7	Agustina Zerboni		5.44	683		4046
8	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		5.44	683		3774
9	Gullercy Gonzalez		5.41	674		3949
10	Francia Manzanillo		5.40	671		3975
11	Bridgette Ingram		5.38	665		3690
12	Anna Pirelli		5.18	609		3694
13	Karla Schleske		5.17	606		3876

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Francia Manzanillo		46.73	797	PB	4772
2	Yasmiany Pedroso		44.23	749	PB	5101
3	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		42.03	706	PB	5328
4	Anna Pirelli		41.50	696	PB	4390
5	Agustina Zerboni		39.79	663	PB	4709
6	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		36.83	607		4381
7	Karla Schleske		36.40	598		4474
8	Gullercy Gonzalez		35.34	578		4527
9	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		35.21	576		4783
10	Shianne Smith		31.95	514		4225
11	Chrystal Ruiz		31.88	512	PB	4468
12	Bridgette Ingram		31.52	505		4195
13	Wanetta Kirby		20.78	303		3683

800 metres

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Shianne Smith		2:15.37	888	PB	5113
2	Chrystal Ruiz		2:16.02	878	PB	5346
3	Francia Manzanillo		2:16.46	872	PB	5644
4	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		2:21.39	805		6133
5	Anna Pirelli		2:24.24	767		5157
6	Agustina Zerboni		2:24.51	763		5472
7	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		2:24.71	761		5544
8	Gullercy Gonzalez		2:27.52	724		5251
9	Karla Schleske		2:28.66	710		5184
10	Bridgette Ingram		2:36.47	614		4809
11	Yasmiany Pedroso		2:36.88	609		5710
12	Wanetta Kirby		2:50.38	460		4143
	Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Rivas Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...		DNS

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Points	Notes
	Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...		6133	PB
	Yasmiany Pedroso		5710
	Francia Manzanillo		5644	PB
	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...		5544
	Agustina Zerboni		5472	PB
	Chrystal Ruiz		5346
	Gullercy Gonzalez		5251
	Karla Schleske		5184
	Anna Pirelli		5157	PB
10	Shianne Smith		5113
11	Bridgette Ingram		4809
12	Wanetta Kirby		4143

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Thaimara Rivas

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