Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon lane having done so, and Schwarzkopf was re-instated. Ennis's final score was 6955, a British and Commonwealth record. In 2013, Chernova was suspended doping violations back to 2009. Subsequently, the IAAF filed a case with the Court of Arbitration questioning the selective suspension periods of her and five other Russian athletes that made them eligible between 2011 and 2013. 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
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon the heptathlon title in 1992. John scored 6897 to take silver, her lifetime personal best. Behmer also scored her personal best 6858 to take the bronze medal. Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 32 entrants, with three non-starters. The competition was held on September 23, 1988, and September 24, 1988. These were the standing World and Olympic records (in points) before the 1988 Summer Olympics. The following World and Olympic record was