# 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 6 countries participated. Ukrainian Nataliya Dobrynska won with a world record points total of 5013, breaking the previous record of 4991 held by Irina Belova.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine | Jessica Ennis United Kingdom | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships :
| World record | Irina Belova (CIS) | 4991 | Berlin, Germany | 15 February 1992 |
| Championship record | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | 4937 | Doha, Qatar | 13 March 2010 |
| World Leading | Ekaterina Bolshova (RUS) | 4896 | Moscow, Russia | 7 February 2012 |
| African record | Eunice Barber (SLE) | 4558 | Paris, France | 17 March 1993 |
| Asian record | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | 4582 | Pattaya, Thailand | 10 February 2006 |
| European record | Irina Belova (CIS) | 4991 | Berlin, Germany | 15 February 1992 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record | LeShundra Nathan (USA) | 4753 | Maebashi, Japan | 5 March 1999 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record | Hyleas Fountain (USA) | 4753 | Doha, Qatar | 13 March 2010 |
| Oceanian Record | Jane Jamieson (AUS) | 4490 | Maebashi, Japan | 5 March 1999 |
| South American record | Themys Zambrzycki (BRA) | 4001 | Columbia, United States | 8 March 1980 |
| Records broken during the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships |||||
| Championship record | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | 4965 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
| World Leading | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | 4965 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
| World record | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) | 5013 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
| Championship record | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) | 5013 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
| World Leading | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) | 5013 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |
| European record | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) | 5013 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9 March 2012 |

## Qualification standards

Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:
* the three best athletes from the previous year's Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December), limited to a maximum of one per country and
* the three best athletes from the Indoor Lists during the year of the Competition
* two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF
In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| March 9, 2012 | 11:25 | 60 metres hurdles |
| March 9, 2012 | 12:05 | High jump |
| March 9, 2012 | 13:45 | Shot put |
| March 9, 2012 | 17:05 | Long jump |
| March 9, 2012 | 19:35 | 800 metres |
| March 9, 2012 | 19:35 | Final standings |

## Results
### 60 metres hurdles

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 7.91 | 1150 | WB |
| DQ | 3 | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 8.29 | 1064 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 8.38 | 1044 | |
| 3 | 2 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | 8.45 | 1028 | |
| 4 | 1 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | 8.52 | 1013 | |
| 5 | 7 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 8.57 | 1002 | PB |
| 6 | 4 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | 8.62 | 991 | |
| 7 | 8 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | 8.80 | 952 | |

### High jump

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.93 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 | 1106 | PB | 2058 |
| 1 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 | 1106 | PB | 2108 |
| 3 | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 1.87 | 1067 | | 2217 |
| 4 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | | 1.87 | 1067 | | 2058 |
| 5 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | 1.84 | 1029 | SB | 2073 |
| 6 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | | 1.84 | 1029 | SB | 2057 |
| DQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | 1.84 | 1029 | SB | 2093 |
| 7 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.72 | 879 | SB | 1892 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 15.25 | 16.11 | 16.51 | 16.51 | 962 | SB | 3035 |
| 2 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 15.19 | 16.26 | 16.03 | 16.26 | 946 | | 3054 |
| 3 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | x | 14.28 | 14.85 | 14.85 | 851 | | 2909 |
| 4 | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 13.89 | 14.39 | 14.79 | 14.79 | 847 | PB | 3064 |
| 5 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | 14.68 | 14.27 | x | 14.68 | 839 | | 2731 |
| DQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 13.90 | x | x | 13.90 | 787 | SB | 2880 |
| 6 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | 12.41 | 13.04 | 13.29 | 13.29 | 747 | | 2804 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | 10.54 | 12.07 | x | 12.07 | 666 | | 2724 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 6.41 | x | 6.57 | 6.57 | 1030 | SB | 4065 |
| 2 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | 6.52 | x | 6.25 | 6.52 | 1014 | PB | 3738 |
| 3 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | x | 6.49 | 6.34 | 6.49 | 1004 | | 3735 |
| 4 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | x | 6.27 | x | 6.27 | 934 | | 3738 |
| DQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 6.22 | x | 6.25 | 6.25 | 927 | | 3807 |
| 5 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 6.24 | 6.12 | 6.16 | 6.24 | 924 | | 3978 |
| 6 | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 6.19 | 6.18 | x | 6.19 | 908 | | 3972 |
| 7 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | x | x | 5.80 | 5.80 | 780 | | 3698 |

### 800 metres

The 800 metres run was held at 19:37.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
| 1 | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 2:08.09 | 993 | PB |
| 2 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | 2:08.25 | 990 | SB |
| 3 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 2:11.15 | 948 | PB |
| DQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 2:13.23 | 918 | SB |
| 4 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | 2:14.25 | 903 | PB |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | 2:14.43 | 901 | |
| 6 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | 2:15.53 | 885 | |
| 7 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 2:19.99 | 824 | SB |

### Final standings

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points | Notes |
| | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 5013 | WR, CR |
| | Jessica Ennis | Great Britain | 4965 | NR |
| | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 4802 | NR |
| 4 | Karolina Tymińska | Poland | 4725 | SB |
| DQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 4725 | SB |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bolshova | Russia | 4639 | |
| 6 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | 4623 | |
| 7 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | 4601 | |