Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon Sylvia Barlag, Council Member of the IAAF. The heptathlon consists of seven track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The seven event scores are summed to give a total for the heptathlon. , the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following national records were established during the competition: Wind:<br>Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.3 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s Wind: -0.7, +0.4, +0.0, -0.1 m/s. The final results of the event are in the following table. <nowiki>*</nowiki> –
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon attempt to tie three others for the event lead. After 2 events, JJK already had over a hundred point lead. The competition appeared settled, the world record was clearly her target as her husband/coach reenforced with every instruction from the stands. In John's best event, the shot put, her 16.23m did gain 28 points on Joyner-Kersee's second place 15.80m lifetime personal best, nobody else was less than a metre behind John. Concluding the first day, Joyner-Kersee's Olympic heptathlon best 22.56 left Behmer in second place, more than a half second behind. JJK started the second day with a long jump.