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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field event that requires excellence in 7 different events. The women's events are typically outdoors and the men's events indoors.

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What is the last event of the womens heptathlon?

The last event in the women's heptathlon is the 800m run. It is two laps around the track, a paced sprint.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born in?

East St. Louis, Missouri

...NO! She was born in East St. Louis, ILLINOIS...not Missouri. She was born on March 3, 1962.

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What events make up a heptathlon?

There are 7 events in the heptathlon: 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m run, long jump, javelin and 800m run. The first four take place on the first day and the last three take place on the second day.

How many jumps in heptathlon?

12 in the first round and 6 in the jump off

What was Jackie Joyner-Kersee's childhoood like?

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is often regarded as the best all-around female athlete in the world. She has won three gold, one silver and one bronze Olympic medals. At 23 feet nine inches, she holds the American record for the long jump. With her score of 7,161, she was the first woman to earn more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon, and has held the heptathlon world record since 1986. A strong-willed competitor, Joyner-Kersee comes from a family of talented athletes.

What happened to the American athletes that couldn't participate in the 1980 Olympics?

The 1980 Summer Olympic Games were hosted by Moscow, while tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States were still high owing to the Cold War. At the time, the Soviet Union was engaged in a conflict with Afghanistan, and the US boycotted the Olympics as a form of diplomatic protest.

Four years later, the Soviet Union retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics being hosted in Los Angeles.

What are all the track events in the Olympics?

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What is one reason why Joyner-Kersee's biographer considers her the greatest female athlete of the 20th century?

.she was one of the best performers in track and field history and because of the pivotal role she played in helping to legitimize women's sports and influence young girls to become athletes as they grew up

Ange the following events from Joyner Kersees life in chronological order?

1) using potato-chip bags to carry sand for a makeshift long-jump pit

2) beating her older brother, Al, in a race

3) winning two gold medals in the Seoul Olympics

4) winning the bronze medal with her final Olympic long jump

5)creating the Jackie Joyner-Kersee youth foundation

What seven events does a heptathete compete in?

The seven events that make up a heptathlon are the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 800m, long jump, javelin throw and 800m.

What events are in a Olympic heptathlon?

A heptathlon is a multidisciplinary event in which competitors compete for points. The winner is the person with the most points.

There are seven disciplines; these are the 100m hurdles, high hump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin throw and 800m.

Who can compete in the heptathlon?

There have been many heptathletes. There is the world/olympic record holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee, there is also the british record holder Denise Lewis. Most of the well known heptathletes are European although that is not always the case, Hyleas Fountain of the United States of America is a a also a well know heptathlete.

What events make up the pentathlon?

I think the original question related to to original Olympic games, while question 1 address the pentathlon of the Moderen Era. I believe the pentathlon events of the original Olympiad in Greece included wrestling, javlin throw, discus throw, running, and the fifth I cannot recall at this time. The events of the Pentathlon in the ancient Olympics were: 1) a foot race that history has deemed to be approximately 150-200 meters

2) wrestling

3) long jump

4) javelin throw

5) discus throw

Name a bahamian track and field athlete and their events?

In the Olympics, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Pauline Davis-Thompson have won the most track and field medals for the Bahamas with 3 each.

Pauline Davis-Thompson won gold in women's 200 meter dash and 4x100 meter relay at the 2000 Games in Sydney and silver in 4x100 meter relay at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie won gold in women's 4x100 meter relay at the 2000 Games in Sydney, silver in 4x100 meter relay at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and bronze in 200 meter dash at the 2004 Games in Athens.

Donald Thomas won gold in the High Jump at the 2007 World Track and Field Championships.