Combined track and field events

A moment of an 800 metres race, last event in women's heptathlon.

Combined track and field events are competitions in which athletes participate in a number of track and field events, earning points for their performance in each event, which adds to a total points score. Outdoors, the most common combined events are the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. Due to stadium limitations, indoor combined events competition have a reduced number of events, resulting in the men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. Athletes are allocated points based on an international-standard points scoring system, such as the decathlon scoring table.[1] Other longer combined events do exist, such as the icosathlon (double decathlon) for men and the tetradecathlon for women. Indoors, both men and women compete in the tetradecathlon, with slightly different events to the women's outdoor version.[2]

The throws pentathlon consists of all four Olympic throwing events plus the weight throw. In Sweden, the "Castorama" is also contested, which consists of all throws except the weight throw.[3][4]

Various combined events

Composition of combined events
Event Throws pentathlon Women's indoor pentathlon Men's indoor heptathlon Women's heptathlon Men's decathlon Women's decathlon Women's tetradecathlon Men and women's indoor tetradecathlon Men's icosathlon
60 m Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN
100 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
200 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
400 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
800 m Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
1000 m Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
1500 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
3000 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
5000 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
10,000 m Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
60 m hurdles Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN
100 m hurdles Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
110 m hurdles Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
200 m hurdles Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
400 m hurdles Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
3000 m steeplechase Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Long jump Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Triple jump Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
High jump Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Pole vault Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Shot put Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Discus throw Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Javelin throw Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Hammer throw Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Weight throw Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN

See also

  • IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
  • European Cup Combined Events
  • Icosathlon

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Multi-Events scoring". cheshireaa.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ Cédric. "What's IAUM ? - I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents". I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. ^ "Friidrottsstatistik". www.friidrottsstatistik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "What's new? (2020) Print". Roster Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2023. "Castorama" (CE for throws)
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