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2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon

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The men's heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place 9-10 March 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. Eight athletes from seven countries participated, two of them being Russian. American Ashton Eaton won with a world record points total of 6645, breaking his own previous record of 6568.

The winning margin was 574 points which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's heptathlon was won by more than 400 points at these championships. The gold medallist achieved the best score in five of the seven events.

Medallists

Gold		style="background-color:silver"	Silver		style="background-color:#CC9966"	Bronze
Ashton Eaton
**

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record
Championship record
World Leading
African record
Asian record
European record
**North and Central American
and Caribbean record**
Oceanian Record
South American record

Qualification standards

Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:

the three best athletes from the previous year’s Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December), limited to a maximum of one per country and
the three best athletes from the Indoor Lists during the year of the Competition
two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 9, 2012	11:35	60 metres
March 9, 2012	12:35	Long jump
March 9, 2012	17:40	Shot put
March 9, 2012	18:50	High jump
March 10, 2012	9:30	60 metres hurdles
March 10, 2012	10:30	Pole vault
March 10, 2012	18:20	1000 metres
March 10, 2012	18:20	Final standings

Results

60 metres

Rank	Lane	Name	Result	Points	Notes
1	4	Ashton Eaton	6.79	958
2	6	Oleksiy Kasyanov	6.87	929
3	3	Yordani García	7.02	875
4	2	Artem Lukyanenko	7.07	858
5	8	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	7.19	816
6	5	Mikk Pahapill	7.27	789	SB
7	1	Ilya Shkurenev	7.39	749
8	7	Andrei Krauchanka	7.46	726

Long jump

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Summary
1	Ashton Eaton	8.16			8.16	1102	PB	2060
2	Oleksiy Kasyanov	7.62		7.68	7.68	980		1909
3	Ilya Shkurenev	7.30	7.50		7.50	935	PB	1684
4	Artem Lukyanenko	7.26	7.38	7.17	7.38	905	PB	1763
5	Andrei Krauchanka		7.36		7.36	900		1626
6	Adam Sebastian Helcelet		7.24	7.05	7.24	871		1687
7	Mikk Pahapill	6.74	6.70		6.74	753		1542
8	Yordani García		6.48	6.64	6.64	729	SB	1604

Shot put

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Summary
1	Oleksiy Kasyanov	15.24	14.76	14.61	15.24	804		2713
2	Andrei Krauchanka	14.71	14.61	14.90	14.90	784	SB	2410
3	Ashton Eaton		13.89	14.56	14.56	763	SB	2823
4	Mikk Pahapill	14.54	14.11	14.48	14.54	761		2303
5	Artem Lukyanenko	13.19	14.35		14.35	750		2513
6	Yordani García	14.18			14.18	739	SB	2343
7	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	13.97	13.97	14.04	14.04	731		2418
8	Ilya Shkurenev	12.62	13.06	13.39	13.39	691	PB	2375

High jump

Rank	Name	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	2.03	2.06	2.09	Result	Points	Notes	Summary
1	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	–	o	–	o	xo	xxo	o	xxx	2.06	859	PB	3277
2	Yordani García	–	o	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxx	2.06	859	SB	3202
3	Ashton Eaton	–	o	o	o	o	o	–	xxx	2.03	831	SB	3654
3	Andrei Krauchanka	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxx		2.03	831	SB	3241
5	Ilya Shkurenev	o	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx		2.03	831		3206
6	Oleksiy Kasyanov	–	xo	o	o	xxx				1.97	776		3489
6	Artem Lukyanenko	–	xo	o	o	xxx				1.97	776		3289
8	Mikk Pahapill	–	o	xxo	xxx					1.94	749	SB	3052

60 metres hurdles

Rank	Name	Result	Points	Notes	Summary
1	Ashton Eaton	7.68	1064		4718
2	Ilya Shkurenev	8.10	957	PB	4163
3	Artem Lukyanenko	8.13	949		4238
4	Yordani García	8.13	949	SB	4151
5	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	8.16	942		4219
6	Andrei Krauchanka	8.21	930	SB	4171
7	Oleksiy Kasyanov	8.39	886		4375
8	Mikk Pahapill		0		3052

Pole vault

Rank	Name	4.30	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	5.10	5.20	5.30	Result	Points	Notes	Summary
1	Ashton Eaton	–	o	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx	5.20	972	SB	5690
2	Artem Lukyanenko	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx			5.00	910	PB	5148
3	Ilya Shkurenev	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxx				4.90	880		5043
4	Oleksiy Kasyanov	o	o	o	o	o	xxx					4.80	849	SB	5224
5	Andrei Krauchanka	–	–	xo	–	o	–	xxx				4.80	849	SB	5020
6	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	o	o	xxo	o	xxx						4.70	819		5038
7	Yordani García	–	–	xo	xxx							4.60	790		4941
	Mikk Pahapill											****	0

1000 metres

Rank	Name	Result	Points	Notes
1	Ashton Eaton	2:32.78	955	CR
2	Ilya Shkurenev	2:41.66	855	PB
3	Oleksiy Kasyanov	2:42.41	847	NR
4	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	2:43.05	840	PB
5	Artem Lukyanenko	2:44.82	821	PB
6	Yordani García	2:50.21	763	PB
7	Andrei Krauchanka	2:53.83	726	SB

Final standings

Rank	Name	Points	Notes
	Ashton Eaton	6645	WR, CR
	Oleksiy Kasyanov	6071
	Artem Lukyanenko	5969
4	Ilya Shkurenev	5898
5	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	5878
6	Andrei Krauchanka	5746
7	Yordani García	5704	SB
	Mikk Pahapill	****

References

(10 March 2012). "USA's Ashton Eaton sets world record in heptathlon". USA Today.
(10 March 2012). "Eaton takes gold with world record". Irish Examiner.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (long jump)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (shot put)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (high jump)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (60 metres hurdles)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (pole vault)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (1000 metres)". Omega Timing.
"2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon (final results)". Omega Timing.

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