2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon The Women's Heptathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. A number of high-profile heptathletes did not feature at the competition, including defending champion Carolina Klüft and 2007 bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton, who were both injured, and Olympic silver medallist Hyleas Fountain, who failed to qualify at the national championships. Nataliya Dobrynska, the 2008 Olympic champion, was highly favoured to win the event, while Great Britain's Jessica Ennis was predicted to improve upon her own world leading mark of 6587
Norway at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics following competitors from Norway won medals at the Championships Heptathlon Norway at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Norway competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. A team of 13 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team will be led by Olympic gold medalist and defending world champion, javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen. The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 16 athletes. The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific