# 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

The Women's Heptathlon at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7. The winning margin was 63 points.

## Medalists

| Gold | Carolina Klüft Sweden (SWE) |
| Silver | Eunice Barber France (FRA) |
| Bronze | Margaret Simpson Ghana (GHA) |

## Schedule

    Saturday, August 6, 2005
    100 m hurdlesHigh JumpShot Put200 m
    Sunday, August 7, 2005
    Long JumpJavelin Throw800 m

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 | September 24, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Event Record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7128 | September 1, 1987 | Rome, Italy |

## Results
### Overall results

Points table after 7th event
| Rank | Athlete | Overall points | 100 mh | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m |
| 1 | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6887 (SB) | 1096 pts 13.19 s | 1003 1.82 | 862 15.02 | 1010 23.70 | 1129 6.87 | 806 47.20 | 981 2:08.89 |
| 2 | Eunice Barber France | 6824 | 1133 pts 12.94 s | 1119 1.91 | 741 13.20 | 980 24.01 | 1089 6.75 | 826 48.24 | 936 2:11.94 |
| 3 | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6375 | 1043 pts 13.55 s | 966 1.79 | 749 13.33 | 892 24.94 | 877 6.09 | 984 56.36 | 864 2:17.02 |
| 4 | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | 6360 | 947 pts 14.22 s | 1003 1.82 | 969 16.61 | 859 25.31 | 887 6.12 | 837 48.82 | 858 2:17.48 |
| 5 | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain | 6325 | 1075 pts 13.33 s | 1003 1.82 | 753 13.38 | 986 23.94 | 978 6.41 | 535 33.09 | 995 2:07.96 |
| 6 | Marie Collonvillé France | 6248 (SB) | 1017 pts 13.73 s | 1041 1.85 | 685 12.36 | 847 25.44 | 943 6.30 | 776 45.65 | 939 2:11.74 |
| 7 | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6189 | 995 pts 13.88 s | 966 1.79 | 794 14.00 | 870 25.18 | 997 6.47 | 693 41.36 | 874 2:16.31 |
| 8 | Karin Ruckstuhl Netherlands | 6174 | 1053 pts 13.48 s | 966 1.79 | 740 13.19 | 918 24.66 | 1014 6.52 | 607 36.84 | 876 2:16.17 |
| 9 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine | 6144 | 976 pts 14.02 s | 1041 1.85 | 874 15.20 | 806 25.90 | 843 5.98 | 754 44.51 | 850 2:18.05 |
| 10 | Sonja Kesselschläger Germany | 6113 | 981 pts 13.98 s | 966 1.79 | 797 14.04 | 814 25.81 | 899 6.16 | 781 45.93 | 875 2:16.23 |
| 11 | Jessica Zelinka Canada | 6097 | 1047 pts 13.52 s | 855 1.70 | 770 13.64 | 968 24.13 | 795 5.82 | 714 42.42 | 948 2:11.15 |
| 12 | Hyleas Fountain United States | 6055 | 1036 pts 13.60 s | 966 1.79 | 658 11.95 | 924 24.60 | 1007 6.50 | 681 40.70 | 783 2:22.98 |
| 13 | Lilly Schwarzkopf Germany | 5993 | 985 pts 13.95 s | 928 1.76 | 727 12.99 | 825 25.68 | 810 5.87 | 786 46.19 | 932 2:12.24 |
| 14 | Irina Naumenko Kazakhstan | 5991 | 968 pts 14.07 s | 928 1.76 | 777 13.74 | 865 25.24 | 896 6.15 | 654 39.30 | 903 2:14.27 |
| 15 | Kylie Wheeler Australia | 5919 | 934 pts 14.32 s | 928 1.76 | 725 12.96 | 876 25.12 | 905 6.18 | 620 37.53 | 931 2:12.33 |
| 16 | Virginia Johnson United States | 5911 | 1058 pts 13.45 s | 855 1.70 | 695 12.51 | 963 24.19 | 825 5.92 | 632 38.14 | 883 2:15.69 |
| 17 | Aryiro Strataki Greece | 5884 | 984 pts 13.96 s | 891 1.73 | 731 13.05 | 836 25.56 | 828 5.93 | 746 44.10 | 868 2:16.77 |
| 18 | Simone Oberer Switzerland | 5882 | 1011 pts 13.77 s | 1003 1.82 | 658 11.96 | 840 25.52 | 846 5.99 | 617 37.39 | 907 2:14.02 |
| 19 | Magdalena Szczepańska Poland | 5880 | 947 pts 14.22 s | 891 1.73 | 797 14.04 | 801 25.96 | 759 5.70 | 801 46.96 | 884 2:15.61 |
| 20 | Yuki Nakata Japan | 5735 | 980 pts 13.99 s | 855 1.70 | 597 11.03 | 834 25.58 | 868 6.06 | 757 44.69 | 844 2:18.52 |
| | Karin Ertl Germany | DNF | 1001 pts 13.84 s | 891 1.73 | 759 13.48 | 884 25.03 | 750 5.67 | | |
| | Janice Josephs South Africa | DNF | 1041 pts 13.56 s | 712 1.58 | 665 12.06 | 963 24.19 | 816 5.89 | | |
| | Yuliya Akulenko Ukraine | DNF | 920 pts 14.42 s | 783 1.64 | 782 13.82 | 850 25.41 | | | |
| | Juana Castillo Dominican Republic | DNF | 936 pts 14.30 s | 818 1.67 | 733 13.09 | 745 26.61 | | | |
| | Laurien Hoos Netherlands | DNF | 1026 pts 13.67 s | 855 1.70 | | | | | |
| | Tatsiana Alisevich Belarus | DNF | 909 pts 14.50 s | | | | | | |
| | Tiia Hautala Finland | DNS | | | | | | | |
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