# Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).

## Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday, 15 August 2008 | 9:00 10:30 19:00 21:30 | 100 metres hurdles High jump Shot put 200 metres |
| Saturday, 16 August 2008 | 09:50 19:00 21:35 | Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 points | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
| Olympic record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 points | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

## Overall results
### Key

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Overall points | 100 m H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m |
| | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 6733 (PB) | 1059 13.44 s | 978 1.80 m | 1015 17.29 m | 944 24.39 s | 1049 6.63 m | 833 48.60 m | 855 2:17.72 min |
| | Hyleas Fountain | United States | 6619 | 1158 12.78 s | 1093 1.89 m | 751 13.36 m | 1058 23.21 s | 969 6.38 m | 704 41.93 m | 886 2:15.45 min |
| | Kelly Sotherton | Great Britain | 6517 | 1097 13.18 s | 1016 1.83 m | 785 13.87 m | 1040 23.39 s | 953 6.33 m | 622 37.66 m | 1004 2:07.34 min |
| 4 | Jessica Zelinka | Canada | 6490 (NR) | 1129 12.97 s | 941 1.77 m | 780 13.79 m | 1016 23.64 s | 887 6.12 m | 742 43.91 m | 995 2:07.95 min |
| 5 | Anna Bogdanova | Russia | 6465 (PB) | 1111 13.09 s | 1054 1.86 m | 799 14.08 m | 958 24.24 s | 991 6.45 m | 579 35.41 m | 973 2:09.45 min |
| 6 | Karolina Tyminska | Poland | 6428 (PB) | 1033 13.62 s | 941 1.77 m | 799 14.08 m | 1040 23.39 s | 1017 6.53 m | 590 35.97 m | 1008 2:07.08 min |
| 7 | Lilli Schwarzkopf | Germany | 6379 | 1017 13.73 s | 978 1.80 m | 835 14.61 m | 885 25.02 s | 837 5.96 m | 897 51.88 m | 951 2:10.91 min |
| 8 | Jolanda Keizer | Netherlands | 6370 (PB) | 993 13.90 s | 1016 1.83 m | 871 15.15 m | 984 23.97 s | 896 6.15 m | 720 42.76 m | 890 2:15.21 min |
| 9 | Kylie Wheeler | Australia | 6369 (PB) | 1024 13.68 s | 1093 1.89 m | 731 13.06 m | 954 24.28 s | 883 6.11 m | 741 43.81 m | 943 2:11.49 min |
| 10 | Jennifer Oeser | Germany | 6360 | 1040 13.57 s | 978 1.80 m | 769 13.62 m | 917 24.67 s | 899 6.16 m | 812 47.53 m | 945 2:11.33 min |
| 11 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 6302 (SB) | 1040 13.57 s | 1054 1.86 m | 689 12.42 m | 881 25.06 s | 915 6.21 m | 785 46.14 m | 938 2:11.81 min |
| 12 | Olga Kurban | Russia | 6192 | 1011 13.77 s | 941 1.77 m | 783 13.84 m | 948 24.34 s | 874 6.08 m | 722 42.85 m | 913 2:13.59 min |
| 13 | Hanna Melnychenko | Ukraine | 6165 | 1047 13.52 s | 978 1.80 m | 739 13.18 m | 947 24.35 s | 975 6.40 m | 589 35.89 m | 890 2:15.23 min |
| 14 | Kamila Chudzik | Poland | 6157 | 1008 13.79 s | 941 1.77 m | 817 14.34 m | 854 25.36 s | 840 5.97 m | 900 52.05 m | 797 2:21.97 min |
| 15 | Sonja Kesselschlager | Germany | 6140 | 1050 13.50 s | 941 1.77 m | 816 14.33 m | 841 25.50 s | 862 6.04 m | 750 44.28 m | 880 2:15.94 min |
| 16 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 6076 | 1043 13.55 s | 1016 1.83 m | 634 11.59 m | 928 24.56 s | 905 6.18 m | 674 40.34 m | 876 2:16.20 min |
| 17 | Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida | France | 6055 | 1000 13.85 s | 867 1.71 m | 735 13.12 m | 896 24.90 s | 899 6.16 m | 847 49.32 m | 811 2:20.96 min |
| 18 | Aiga Grabuste | Latvia | 6050 (PB) | 1010 13.78 s | 941 1.77 m | 707 12.70 m | 914 24.71 s | 962 6.36 m | 649 39.02 m | 867 2:16.87 min |
| 19 | Liu Haili | China | 6041 (PB) | 1041 13.56 s | 941 1.77 m | 708 12.71 m | 936 24.47 s | 874 6.08 m | 702 41.79 m | 839 2:18.84 min |
| 20 | Ida Marcussen | Norway | 6015 | 968 14.07 s | 867 1.71 m | 725 12.97 m | 885 25.02 s | 868 6.06 m | 809 47.37 m | 893 2:14.96 min |
| 21 | Rebecca Wardell | New Zealand | 5989 | 968 14.07 s | 867 1.71 m | 813 14.28 m | 920 24.64 s | 801 5.84 m | 708 42.14 m | 912 2:13.65 min |
| 22 | Niina Kelo | Finland | 5911 (SB) | 985 13.95 s | 795 1.65 m | 849 14.82 m | 806 25.90 s | 777 5.76 m | 889 51.48 m | 810 2:20.97 min |
| 23 | Argyro Strataki | Greece | 5893 | 971 14.05 s | 830 1.68 m | 742 13.22 m | 844 25.47 s | 840 5.97 m | 767 45.20 m | 899 2:14.57 min |
| 24 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 5830 | 1011 13.77 s | 830 1.68 m | 734 13.10 m | 948 24.34 s | 856 6.02 m | 632 38.14 m | 819 2:20.31 min |
| 25 | Yuliya Tarasova | Uzbekistan | 5785 | 974 14.03 s | 867 1.71 m | 701 12.60 m | 946 24.36 s | 825 5.92 m | 731 43.31 m | 741 2:26.19 min |
| 26 | Pramila Aiyappa | India | 5771 | 983 13.97 s | 903 1.74 m | 639 11.66 m | 894 24.92 s | 883 6.11 m | 692 41.27 m | 777 2:23.46 min |
| 27 | Györgyi Farkas | Hungary | 5760 | 887 14.66 s | 903 1.74 m | 665 12.06 m | 788 26.10 s | 877 6.09 m | 734 43.45 m | 906 2:14.05 min |
| 28 | Shobha Javur | India | 5749 | 1033 13.62 s | 795 1.65 m | 732 13.07 m | 922 24.62 s | 807 5.86 m | 735 43.50 m | 725 2:27.50 min |
| 29 | Linda Züblin | Switzerland | 5743 | 993 13.90 s | 759 1.62 m | 684 12.34 m | 888 24.99 s | 771 5.74 m | 806 47.19 m | 842 2:18.68 min |
| 30 | Julie Hollman | Great Britain | 5729 | 918 14.43 s | 941 1.77 m | 691 12.45 m | 850 25.41 s | 890 6.13 m | 650 39.08 m | 789 2:22.54 min |
| 31 | Susmita Singha Roy | India | 5705 | 963 14.11 s | 867 1.71 m | 613 11.27 m | 948 24.34 s | 843 5.98 m | 663 39.79 m | 808 2:21.14 min |
| 32 | Kaie Kand | Estonia | 5677 (SB) | 913 14.47 s | 795 1.65 m | 721 12.91 m | 844 25.47 s | 774 5.75 m | 716 42.51 m | 916 2:13.36 min |
| 33 | Yana Maksimava | Belarus | 4806 | 880 14.71 s | 903 1.74 m | 767 13.60 m | 802 25.94 s | 0 NM | 651 39.14 m | 803 2:21.55 min |
| — | Laurien Hoos | Netherlands | DNF | 1047 13.52 s | 795 1.65 m | 860 14.98 m | 927 24.57 s | 771 5.74 m | 832 48.54 m | DNS |
| — | Jackie Johnson | United States | DNF | 1091 13.22 s | 941 1.77 m | 649 11.82 m | 911 24.74 s | 813 5.88 m | DNS | DNS |
| — | Viktorija Žemaitytė | Lithuania | DNF | 917 14.44 s | 903 1.74 m | 795 14.01 m | 881 25.06 s | 0 NM | DNS | DNS |
| — | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | DNF | 914 14.46 s | 941 1.77 m | 997 17.02 m | 850 25.40 s | 0 NM | DNS | DNS |
| — | Wassana Winatho | Thailand | DNF | 988 13.93 s | 830 1.68 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Denisa Ščerbová | Czech Republic | DNF | 995 13.88 s | 795 1.65 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Diana Pickler | United States | DNF | 939 14.28 s | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Irina Naumenko | Kazakhstan | DNF | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| DSQ | Lyudmila Blonska | Ukraine | 6700* | 1078 13.31 s | 1054 1.86 m | 813 14.29 m | 967 24.14 s | 1001 6.48 m | 814 47.60 m | 973 2:09.44 min |
| DSQ | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 6591* | 1028 13.65 s | 1016 1.83 m | 719 12.88 m | 986 23.95 s | 997 6.47 m | 829 48.37 m | 1016 2:06.50 min |
* Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone. Russia's Tatyana Chernova, who inherited the bronze medal following Blonska's disqualification was herself disqualified after a retest of her 2008 drug sample was found to contain metabolites of turinabol.