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
Canada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics hurdles who is sitting out the season to give birth to her first child. Other notable absences include 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalists Alice Falaiye, Sultana Frizell and Nicole Forrester. The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 28 competitors: The following Canadian competitor won a medal at the Championships Decathlon Heptathlon Canada at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Canada competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. A team of 32