Men's heptathlon world record progression

The men's heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...

progression starting in 1970 and ratified by IAAF from 1986

Record Progression

Athlete	Venue	Date	Points
Hans-Joachim Walde Hans-Joachim Walde Hans-Joachim Walde is a West German former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon.Walde competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the decathlon, where he won the bronze medal. He returned for the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico...	Mainz Mainz Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...	Mar 07, 1970	5429
Herbert Swoboda	Mainz Mainz Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...	Mar 06, 1971	5563
Eberhard Stroot	Mainz Mainz Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...	Mar 04, 1972	5716
Guido Kratschmer Guido Kratschmer Guido Kratschmer is a retired West German decathlete. His sports club was the USC Mainz.Kratschmer competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won the silver medal in the men's decathlon event...	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...	Feb 01, 1976	5724
Guido Kratschmer Guido Kratschmer Guido Kratschmer is a retired West German decathlete. His sports club was the USC Mainz.Kratschmer competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won the silver medal in the men's decathlon event...	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...	Jan 29, 1978	5860
Viktor Gruzenkin	Ordzhonikidze Ordzhonikidze Ordzhonikidze may refer to:People:Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze , a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet political leaderSergei Ordzhonikidze‎, a Russian diplomat*Iosif Ordzhonikidze‎ , a mayor of Moscow...	Feb 18, 1979	5934
Aleksandr Nevskiy Aleksandr Nevskiy (athlete) Aleksandr Nevskiy is a retired male decathlete from the Soviet Union. He set his personal best when finishing as runner-up at the annual Hypo-Meeting in Götzis on May 20, 1984...	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...	Mar 02, 1980	6013
Aleksandr Nevskiy Aleksandr Nevskiy (athlete) Aleksandr Nevskiy is a retired male decathlete from the Soviet Union. He set his personal best when finishing as runner-up at the annual Hypo-Meeting in Götzis on May 20, 1984...	Gomel	Feb 20, 1982	6144
Siegfried Wentz Siegfried Wentz Siegfried Wentz is a former German track and field athlete. In the 1980s and until 1990 he represented West Germany and belonged to the world elite in the decathlon. His most notable result was winning the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...	Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....	Feb 15, 1986	6163
Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European Championships, the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...	Vittel Vittel Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...	Feb 12, 1989	6241
Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European Championships, the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...	Nogent-sur-Oise Nogent-sur-Oise Nogent-sur-Oise is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.-Twin towns:Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Gersthofen, Germany Krasnik, Poland-References:*...	Feb 11, 1990	6273
Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European Championships, the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...	Nogent-sur-Oise Nogent-sur-Oise Nogent-sur-Oise is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.-Twin towns:Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Gersthofen, Germany Krasnik, Poland-References:*...	Feb 02, 1992	6273
Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European Championships, the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...	Genoa Genoa Genoa \|Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....	Feb 29, 1992	6418
Dan O'Brien Dan O'Brien Daniel Dion O'Brien is a former American decathlete. He was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s, winning an Olympic gold medal after winning three consecutive world titles....	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	Mar 14, 1993	6476
Ashton Eaton Ashton Eaton Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete, who competes for the Oregon Track Club Elite team based in Eugene, Oregon. He currently holds the world record in the heptathlon.-College career:...	Fayetteville Fayetteville Fayetteville is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War....	Mar 13, 2010	6499
Ashton Eaton Ashton Eaton Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete, who competes for the Oregon Track Club Elite team based in Eugene, Oregon. He currently holds the world record in the heptathlon.-College career:...	Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...	Feb 06, 2011	6568

Record Progression

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