# Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August.

## Competition format

The heptathlon consists of seven track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the seven components. The seven event scores are summed to give a total for the heptathlon.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 20 August 2004 | 09:30 10:40 19:30 20:40 | 100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres |
| Saturday, 21 August 2004 | 10:00 18:30 21:40 | Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea | 23–24 September 1988 |
| Olympic record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea | 23–24 September 1988 |
No new records were set during the competition.

## Overall results

The final results of the event are in the following table.

### Key

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Overall points | 100 m H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m |
| | Carolina Klüft | Sweden | 6952 (SB) | 1093 13.21 s | 1119 1.91 m | 845 14.77 m | 1052 23.27 s | 1099 6.78 m | 839 48.89 m | 905 2:14.15 min |
| | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 6435 (PB) | 974 14.03 s | 928 1.76 m | 955 16.40 m | 903 24.82 s | 943 6.30 m | 852 49.58 m | 880 2:15.92 min |
| | Kelly Sotherton | Great Britain | 6424 (PB) | 1059 13.44 s | 1041 1.85 m | 747 13.29 m | 1022 23.57 s | 1010 6.51 m | 613 37.19 m | 932 2:12.27 min |
| 4 | Shelia Burrell | United States | 6296 (SB) | 1099 13.17 s | 855 1.70 m | 737 13.14 m | 975 24.06 s | 927 6.25 m | 815 47.69 m | 888 2:15.32 min |
| 5 | Yelena Prokhorova | Russia | 6289 | 1001 13.84 s | 966 1.79 m | 772 13.67 m | 914 24.71 s | 915 6.21 m | 775 45.58 m | 946 2:11.31 min |
| 6 | Sonja Kesselschläger | Germany | 6287 (PB) | 1068 13.38 s | 928 1.76 m | 829 14.53 m | 866 25.23 s | 981 6.42 m | 725 42.29 m | 890 2:15.21 min |
| 7 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 6279 (SB) | 1028 13.65 s | 1041 1.85 m | 684 12.35 m | 863 25.26 s | 908 6.19 m | 843 49.14 m | 912 2:13.62 min |
| 8 | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 6255 | 994 13.89 s | 1003 1.82 m | 841 14.70 m | 885 25.02 s | 921 6.23 m | 746 44.08 m | 865 2:17.01 min |
| 9 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 6253 | 1041 13.56 s | 966 1.79 m | 688 12.41 m | 922 24.62 s | 856 6.02 m | 925 53.32 m | 855 2:17.72 min |
| 10 | Svetlana Sokolova | Russia | 6210 | 1021 13.70 s | 855 1.70 m | 835 14.61 m | 961 24.21 s | 801 5.84 m | 819 47.86 m | 918 2:13.23 min |
| 11 | Shobha Javur | India | 6172 | 1046 13.53 s | 818 1.67 m | 696 12.52 m | 1038 23.41 s | 962 6.36 m | 751 44.36 m | 861 2:17.28 min |
| 12 | Claudia Tonn | Germany | 6155 | 993 13.90 s | 1003 1.82 m | 656 11.92 m | 902 24.84 s | 959 6.35 m | 689 41.12 m | 953 2:10.77 min |
| 13 | Naide Gomes | Portugal | 6151 (SB) | 1039 13.58 s | 1041 1.85 m | 841 14.71 m | 845 25.46 s | 880 6.10 m | 682 40.75 m | 823 2:20.85 min |
| 14 | Michelle Perry | United States | 6124 | 1164 12.74 s | 855 1.70 m | 614 11.28 m | 1088 22.91 s | 856 6.02 m | 636 38.36 m | 911 2:13.69 min |
| 15 | Argyro Strataki | Greece | 6117 | 1028 13.65 s | 966 1.79 m | 762 13.52 m | 927 24.57 s | 840 5.97 m | 742 43.87 m | 852 2:17.90 min |
| 16 | Karin Ruckstuhl | Netherlands | 6108 | 1059 13.65 s | 1041 1.79 m | 752 13.52 m | 925 24.57 s | 819 5.97 m | 604 43.87 m | 908 2:17.90 min |
| 17 | Karin Ertl | Germany | 6095 | 1047 13.52 s | 891 1.73 m | 789 13.92 m | 914 24.71 s | 859 6.03 m | 753 44.45 m | 842 2:18.68 min |
| 18 | Kylie Wheeler | Australia | 6090 | 995 13.88 s | 966 1.79 m | 739 13.18 m | 947 24.35 s | 859 6.36 m | 753 37.77 m | 842 2:17.65 min |
| 19 | Janice Josephs | South Africa | 6074 | 1023 13.69 s | 855 1.70 m | 693 12.48 m | 1042 23.37 s | 915 6.21 m | 702 41.80 m | 844 2:18.47 min |
| 20 | Tiffany Lott-Hogan | United States | 6066 | 1105 13.13 s | 818 1.67 m | 823 14.43 m | 888 24.99 s | 896 6.15 m | 780 45.84 m | 756 2:25.10 min |
| 21 | Magdalena Szczepańska | Poland | 6012 | 1105 13.13 s | 818 1.67 m | 823 14.43 m | 888 24.99 s | 896 6.15 m | 780 45.84 m | 756 2:25.10 min |
| 22 | Irina Naumenko | Kazakhstan | 6000 | 956 14.16 s | 966 1.79 m | 724 12.95 m | 898 24.88 s | 899 6.16 m | 658 39.50 m | 899 2:14.57 min |
| 23 | Yuliya Akulenko | Ukraine | 5996 | 963 14.11 s | 891 1.73 m | 737 13.15 m | 927 24.57 s | 856 6.02 m | 833 48.62 m | 789 2:22.58 min |
| 24 | Soma Biswas | India | 5965 | 998 13.86 s | 855 1.70 m | 662 12.01 m | 933 24.50 s | 825 5.92 m | 760 44.84 m | 932 2:12.57 min |
| 25 | Marsha Mark-Baird | Trinidad and Tobago | 5962 (NR) | 1039 13.58 s | 855 1.70 m | 608 11.20 m | 877 25.11 s | 918 6.22 m | 858 49.90 m | 807 2:21.21 min |
| 26 | Michaela Hejnová | Czech Republic | 5716 | 1004 13.82 s | 855 1.70 m | 670 12.13 m | 854 25.36 s | 759 5.70 m | 826 48.22 m | 748 2:25.68 min |
| 27 | Shen Shengfei | China | 4949 | 953 14.18 s | 891 1.73 m | 809 14.22 m | 796 26.01 s | 0 NM | 801 46.95 m | 699 2:29.50 min |
| 28 | Yuki Nakata | Japan | 4871 | 987 13.94 s | 928 1.76 m | 631 11.54 m | 818 25.76 s | 0 NM | 662 39.75 m | 845 2:18.46 min |
| — | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | DNF | 843 14.99 s | 855 1.70 m | 686 12.38 m | 770 26.31 s | 0 NM | 666 39.92 m | DNS |
| — | Denise Lewis | Great Britain | DNF | 1065 14.99 s | 891 1.73 m | 883 15.33 m | 849 25.42 s | 816 5.89 m | DNS | DNS |
| — | Tiia Hautala | Finland | DNF | 980 13.99 s | 855 1.70 m | 632 11.56 m | 788 26.10 s | 401 4.39 m | DNS | DNS |
| — | Anzhela Atroshchenko | Turkey | DNF | 964 14.10 s | 783 1.64 m | 680 12.29 m | 877 25.11 s | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Natallia Sazanovich | Belarus | DNF | 1017 13.73 s | 891 1.73 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | DNF | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |