2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon ] The Women's Heptathlon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on 29 and 30 August. Before the competition, reigning champion Jessica Ennis was top of the year's heptathlon rankings (6790 points) and was closely followed by Tatyana Chernova who had set a personal best. The 2009 silver medallist Jennifer Oeser was also in good form while Nataliya Dobrynska and Hyleas Fountain (first and second at the 2008 Olympics) were the other high-profile competitors. Tatyana Chernova won the gold medal finishing 129 points ahead of Jessica
IAAF World Championships in Athletics is obtained from assigning eight points to the first place and so on to one point for the eight placed finalists. Points are shared in situations where a tie occurs. However, the IAAF site shows all points rounded to the nearest integer. "Updated after 2015 Championships (30 June 2017)" Sixteen male athletes have won at least six medals. Twenty female athletes have won at least six medals. Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type. <nowiki>*</nowiki> including one medal in the relay event in which he participated