# 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon

The men's heptathlon event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Robert Změlík Czech Republic | Erki Nool Estonia | Jón Arnar Magnússon Iceland |

## Results
### 60 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chris Huffins | United States | 6.61 | 1026 |
| 2 | 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 6.85 | 936 |
| 3 | 2 | Erki Nool | Estonia | 6.86 | 933 |
| 4 | 2 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 6.99 | 886 |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 7.00 | 882 |
| 6 | 2 | Christian Plaziat | France | 7.11 | 844 |
| 7 | 2 | Steve Fritz | United States | 7.15 | 830 |
| 8 | 1 | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | 7.21 | 809 |
| 9 | 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 7.25 | 796 |
| 10 | 2 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | 7.34 | 765 |
| | 1 | Michael Kohnle | Germany | DNS | 0 |
| | 2 | Dirk-Achim Pajonk | Germany | DNS | 0 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 7.47 | – | 7.69 | 7.69 | 982 | 1868 |
| 2 | Christian Plaziat | France | – | – | 7.58 | 7.58 | 955 | 1799 |
| 3 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 7.52 | 7.56 | – | 7.56 | 950 | 1886 |
| 4 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 7.36 | 7.53 | – | 7.53 | 942 | 1824 |
| 5 | Erki Nool | Estonia | 7.44 | – | – | 7.44 | 920 | 1853 |
| 6 | Steve Fritz | United States | 7.17 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 883 | 1713 |
| 7 | Chris Huffins | United States | – | – | 7.18 | 7.18 | 857 | 1883 |
| 8 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | 7.02 | 7.01 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 840 | 1605 |
| 9 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 6.65 | 7.07 | 7.06 | 7.07 | 830 | 1626 |
| | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | – | – | – | NM | 0 | 809 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | – | 16.05 | 16.27 | 16.27 | 868 | 2754 |
| 2 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 16.25 | 15.96 | – | 16.25 | 867 | 2735 |
| 3 | Chris Huffins | United States | 15.42 | 15.55 | – | 15.55 | 824 | 2707 |
| 4 | Steve Fritz | United States | 14.93 | – | 14.58 | 14.93 | 785 | 2498 |
| 5 | Erki Nool | Estonia | 14.22 | 13.43 | 14.70 | 14.70 | 771 | 2624 |
| 6 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 14.39 | 14.51 | – | 14.51 | 760 | 2584 |
| 7 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | 13.78 | 13.39 | 14.17 | 14.17 | 739 | 2344 |
| 8 | Christian Plaziat | France | – | 14.04 | 14.10 | 14.10 | 734 | 2533 |
| 9 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 13.12 | 13.07 | 13.64 | 13.64 | 706 | 2332 |
| 10 | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | 12.99 | 13.30 | – | 13.30 | 686 | 1495 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.13 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.10 | 896 | 3240 |
| 2 | Christian Plaziat | France | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | | | 2.04 | 840 | 3373 |
| 3 | Chris Huffins | United States | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | | | 2.04 | 840 | 3547 |
| 4 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | 2.04 | 840 | 3594 |
| 5 | Steve Fritz | United States | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 2.01 | 813 | 3311 |
| 5 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 2.01 | 813 | 3397 |
| 7 | Erki Nool | Estonia | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | 758 | 3382 |
| 8 | Sébastien Levicq | France | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.92 | 731 | 3063 |
| 9 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | o | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.92 | 731 | 3466 |
| | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### 60 metres hurdles

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 2 | Chris Huffins | United States | 7.80 | 1033 | 4580 |
| 2 | 1 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 7.87 | 1015 | 4481 |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 7.88 | 1012 | 4409 |
| 4 | 2 | Christian Plaziat | France | 7.89 | 1010 | 4383 |
| 5 | 2 | Steve Fritz | United States | 7.97 | 989 | 4300 |
| 6 | 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 8.02 | 977 | 4571 |
| 7 | 1 | Erki Nool | Estonia | 8.08 | 962 | 4344 |
| 8 | 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 8.15 | 944 | 4007 |
| | 1 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.50 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France | – | o | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | 5.40 | 1035 | 5042 |
| 2 | Erki Nool | Estonia | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | | 5.30 | 1004 | 5348 |
| 3 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xxx | | | 5.20 | 972 | 5381 |
| 4 | Steve Fritz | United States | – | o | – | xo | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | 5.00 | 910 | 5210 |
| 5 | Christian Plaziat | France | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 4.90 | 880 | 5263 |
| 6 | Chris Huffins | United States | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | 4.70 | 819 | 5399 |
| 7 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 4.60 | 790 | 5361 |
| | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### 1000 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | Erki Nool | Estonia | 2:40.75 | 865 |
| 2 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 2:42.41 | 847 |
| 3 | Christian Plaziat | France | 2:42.75 | 843 |
| 4 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 2:44.56 | 823 |
| 5 | Steve Fritz | United States | 2:46.97 | 798 |
| 6 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 2:48.24 | 784 |
| 7 | Chris Huffins | United States | 2:53.53 | 729 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 60m | LJ | SP | HJ | 60m H | PV | 1000m | Points | Notes |
| | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic | 7.00 | 7.53 | 14.51 | 2.01 | 7.88 | 5.20 | 2:42.41 | 6228 | NR |
| | Erki Nool | Estonia | 6.86 | 7.44 | 14.70 | 1.95 | 8.08 | 5.30 | 2:40.75 | 6213 | PB |
| | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | 6.85 | 7.56 | 16.27 | 2.04 | 8.02 | 4.60 | 2:48.24 | 6145 | NR |
| 4 | Chris Huffins | United States | 6.61 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 2.04 | 7.80 | 4.70 | 2:53.53 | 6128 | |
| 5 | Christian Plaziat | France | 7.11 | 7.58 | 14.10 | 2.04 | 7.89 | 4.90 | 2:42.75 | 6106 | SB |
| 6 | Steve Fritz | United States | 7.15 | 7.29 | 14.93 | 2.01 | 7.97 | 5.00 | 2:46.97 | 6008 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Levicq | France | 7.25 | 7.07 | 13.64 | 1.92 | 8.15 | 5.40 | 2:44.56 | 5865 | |
| | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 6.99 | 7.69 | 16.25 | 1.92 | 7.87 | DNS | – | DNF | |
| | Sebastian Chmara | Poland | 7.34 | 7.11 | 14.17 | 2.10 | DNS | – | – | DNF | |
| | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | 7.21 | NM | 13.30 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | |
| | Michael Kohnle | Germany | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | |
| | Dirk-Achim Pajonk | Germany | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | |