# 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

The 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the 22nd edition of the global series of combined track and field event meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It featured decathlon for men and heptathlon for women. A total of eleven meetings were in the 2019 series, starting at the Multistars meet on 27 April and finishing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships on 4 October.
Athletes scored points based on their performances at meetings in the series, with the overall winners being the athletes with the highest aggregate score over three meetings. The total prize money was US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each received $30,000, while second and third placed athletes were entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes were given to the rest of the top eight finishers. The overall winners were Damian Warner of Canada with 25,753 points in the decathlon and Austrian Verena Preiner with 19,623 points in the heptathlon.

## Calendar

The 2019 challenge included eleven meetings, covering invitational meetings, as well as national, regional and international championships and games.
| Date | Event | Location | Country | Type | Results |
| 27–28 April | Multistars | Lana | Italy | Invitational | Results |
| 25–26 May | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | Austria | Invitational | Results |
| 8–9 June | Meeting Internacional Arona | Arona | Spain | Invitational | Results |
| 22–23 June | Décastar | Talence | France | Invitational | Results |
| 29–30 June | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen | Germany | Invitational | Results |
| 5–7 July | European Combined Events Team Championships (Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League) | Ribeira Brava/Lutsk | Portugal/Ukraine | Continental championships | Results |
| 25–28 July | USA Championships | Des Moines | United States | National championships | Results |
| 6–8 August | Pan American Games | Lima | Peru | Continental games | Decathlon/Heptathlon |
| 2–4 October | World Championships | Doha | Qatar | World championships | Decathlon/Heptathlon |

## Results
### Men

| Meet | First | First | Second | Second | Third | Third |
| Multistars | Jan Doležal (CZE) | 8117 | Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) | 7950 | Mathias Brugger (GER) | 7927 |
| Hypo-Meeting | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8711 | Lindon Victor (GRN) | 8473 | Maicel Uibo (EST) | 8353 |
| Meeting Arona | Martin Roe (NOR) | 8037 | Kristjan Rosenberg (EST) | 7878 | Risto Lillemets (EST) | 7853 |
| Décastar | Pierce LePage (CAN) | 8453 | Zach Ziemek (USA) | 8344 | Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL) | 8214 |
| Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Kai Kazmirek (GER) | 8444 | Basile Rolnin (FRA) | 8205 | Fredriech Pretorius (RSA) | 7872 |
| ECETC Super League | Vital Zhuk (BLR) | 8237 | Maicel Uibo (EST) | 8181 | Jorge Ureña (ESP) | 8073 |
| ECETC 1st League | Jiří Sýkora (CZE) | 8104 | Jan Doležal (CZE) | 8083 | Fredrik Samuelsson (SWE) | 7925 |
| ECETC 2nd League | Niels Pittomvils (BEL) | 7837 | Michael Bowler (IRL) | 7379 | Sander Maes (BEL) | 7303 |
| USA Championships | Devon Williams (USA) | 8295 | Solomon Simmons (USA) | 8227 | Harrison Williams (USA) | 8188 |
| Pan American Games | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8513 | Lindon Victor (GRN) | 8240 | Pierce LePage (CAN) | 8161 |
| World Championships | Niklas Kaul (GER) | 8691 | Maicel Uibo (EST) | 8604 | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8529 |

### Women

| Meet | First | First | Second | Second | Third | Third |
| Multistars | Annie Kunz (USA) | 5971 | Kate O'Connor (IRL) | 5881 | Riley Cooks (USA) | 5873 |
| Hypo-Meeting | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | 6813 | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT) | 6476 | Xénia Krizsán (HUN) | 6469 |
| Meeting Arona | Verena Preiner (AUT) | 6472 | Noor Vidts (NED) | 6194 | Vanessa Chefer (BRA) | 5955 |
| Décastar | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | 6819 | Xénia Krizsán (HUN) | 6619 | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT) | 6518 |
| Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Verena Preiner (AUT) | 6591 | Ivona Dadic (AUT) | 6461 | Nadine Broersen (NED) | 6232 |
| ECETC Super League | Daryna Sloboda (UKR) | 6165 | Katie Stainton (GBR) | 6029 | Marijke Esselink (NED) | 5905 |
| ECETC 1st League | Kateřina Cachová (CZE) | 6034 | Jutta Heikkinen (FIN) | 5795 | Paulina Ligarska (POL) | 5589 |
| ECETC 2nd League | Noor Vidts (NED) | 6027 | Lucia Vadlejch (SVK) | 5755 | Maria Run Gunnlaugsdóttir (ISL) | 5562 |
| USA Championships | Erica Bougard (USA) | 6663 | Kendell Williams (USA) | 6610 | Chari Hawkins (USA) | 6 230 |
| Pan American Games | Adriana Rodríguez (CUB) | 6113 | Annie Kunz (USA) | 5990 | Martha Valeria Araujo Sinisterra (COL) | 5925 |
| World Championships | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | 6981 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | 6677 | Verena Preiner (AUT) | 6560 |

## Points rankings

The following are the rankings of all athletes who competed at three series meets or more.

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total |
| 1 | Damian Warner | Canada | 3 | 25753 |
| 2 | Maicel Uibo | Estonia | 3 | 25138 |
| 3 | Pierce LePage | Canada | 3 | 25059 |
| 4 | Janek Õiglane | Estonia | 3 | 24343 |
| 5 | Tim Nowak | Germany | 3 | 24215 |
| 6 | Kai Kazmirek | Germany | 3 | 24082 |
| 7 | Martin Roe | Norway | 4 | 23977 |
| 8 | Kristjan Rosenberg | Estonia | 3 | 23861 |
| 9 | Fredrik Samuelsson | Sweden | 3 | 23807 |
| 10 | Paweł Wiesiołek | Poland | 3 | 23788 |
| 11 | Vital Zhuk | Belarus | 4 | 23439 |
| 12 | Risto Lillemets | Estonia | 3 | 22942 |
| 13 | Andrew Murphy | Great Britain | 3 | 22145 |
| 14 | Lindon Victor | Grenada | 3 | 16713 |
| 15 | Ilya Shkurenyov | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 3 | 16476 |
| 16 | Devon Williams | United States | 3 | 16219 |
| 17 | Mathias Brugger | Germany | 3 | 15987 |
| 18 | Bastien Auzeil | France | 3 | 15304 |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total |
| 1 | Verena Preiner | Austria | 3 | 19623 |
| 2 | Erica Bougard | United States | 3 | 19507 |
| 3 | Kendell Williams | United States | 3 | 19437 |
| 4 | Nadine Broersen | Netherlands | 3 | 18921 |
| 5 | Annie Kunz | United States | 5 | 18318 |
| 6 | Chari Hawkins | United States | 3 | 18275 |
| 7 | Noor Vidts | Belgium | 3 | 18210 |
| 8 | Riley Cooks | United States | 4 | 17707 |
| 9 | Vanessa Chefer | Brazil | 3 | 17499 |
| 10 | Allison Halverson | United States | 3 | 17487 |
| 11 | Carmen Ramos | Spain | 3 | 16318 |
| 24 | Kateřina Cachová | Czech Republic | 3 | 12021 |
| 28 | Grit Šadeiko | Estonia | 3 | 11365 |
| 29 | Marthe Koala | Burkina Faso | 3 | 11330 |