The World Athletics Combined Events Tour (formerly IAAF Combined Events Challenge and World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events) is an annual series of combined track and field events meetings, organised since 1998 by World Athletics, with heptathlon for women and decathlon for men. The winners are decided by totalling the number of points that the athletes have scored in each of three combined events competitions during the season. Points scored are determined by the World Athletics combined events scoring tables. The series includes annual independent combined events meetings as well as championship level combined events competitions, such as the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games. It is the premier seasonal competition for decathletes and heptathletes, as combined events are not held for the Diamond League.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour | |
| Sport | Decathlon and heptathlon |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Organising body | World Athletics |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Johannes Erm (men) Michelle Atherley (women) (2024) |
| Official website | Combined Events |
The total prize money available is US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each receive $30,000, while second and third placed athletes are entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes are given to the rest of the top eight finishers.[1]
All events of the 2020 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Editions
edit| Ed. | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | ||||
| 2 | 1999 | ||||
| 3 | 2000 | 13 May | 28 September | [3] | |
| 4 | 2001 | 12 May | 16 September | 9 | [4] |
| 5 | 2002 | 11 May | 10 October | 12 | [5] |
| 6 | 2003 | 10 May | 14 October | 9 | [6] |
| 7 | 2004 | 8 May | 26 September | 9 | [7] |
| 8 | 2005 | 7 May | 18 September | 11 | [8] |
| 9 | 2006 | 20 March | 17 September | 12 | [9] |
| 10 | 2007 | 5 May | 23 September | 13 | [10] |
| 11 | 2008 | 30 April | 14 September | 10 | [11] |
| 12 | 2009 | 9 May | 13 November | 12 | [12] |
| 13 | 2010 | 8 May | 25 November | 12 | [13] |
| 14 | 2011 | 16 April | 18 September | 11 | [14] |
| 15 | 2012 | 13 April | 16 September | 11 | [15] |
| 16 | 2013 | 2 May | 15 September | 14 | [16] |
| 17 | 2014 | 3 April | 1 October | 13 | [17] |
| 18 | 2015 | 8 May | 20 September | 12 | [18] |
| 19 | 2016 | 31 March | 18 September | 11 | [19] |
| 20 | 2017 | 28 April | 17 September | 8 | [20] |
| 21 | 2018 | 27 April | 16 September | 8 | [21] |
| 22 | 2019 | 27 April | 4 October | 11 | [22] |
| 23 | 2021 | 24 April | 5 August | 6 | [23] |
| 24 | 2022 | 30 April | 18 September | 6 | [24] |
| 25 | 2023 | 29 April | 24 September | 6 | [25] |
| 26 | 2024 | 27 January | 15 September | 13 | [26] |
Meetings
editGold level
editSince the 2022 season the Tour calendar has been expanded and divided into three levels – Gold, Silver and Bronze.[27]
| # | Meeting | Place | Country | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multistars | Brescia* | Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 2 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Décastar | Talence | France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 4 | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen | Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 5 | Meeting International d'Arles | Arles | France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT – Fortuna Meeting | Kladno | Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Meeting Internacional Arona | Arona | Spain | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wiesław Czapiewski Memorial | Nakło nad Notecią** | Poland | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Meeting de la Réunion | Réunion | France | X |
* The Multistars meet was held in Desenzano del Garda until 2012 and in 2023, 2013–2018 in Florence, 2019–2021 in Lana, 2022 in Grosseto and 2024 in Brescia.
** 2022–2023 was held in Bydgoszcz.
International competitions
edit- Summer Olympic Games
- World Athletics Championships
- Commonwealth Games
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- Mediterranean Games
- Universiade
- African Combined Events Championships
- Asian Athletics Championships
- Asian Games
- European Athletics Championships
- European Combined Events Team Championships
- Pan American Combined Events Cup
- Oceania Combined Events Championships
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Results
editMen
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |
Erki Nool Estonia |
25967 | Jón Arnar Magnússon Iceland |
25708 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25604 |
| 1999 |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |
26476 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25184 | Chris Huffins United States |
25067 |
| 2000 |
Erki Nool Estonia |
26089 | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |
26018 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25591 |
| 2001 |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |
25943 | Erki Nool Estonia |
25839 | Lev Lobodin Russia |
25044 |
| 2002 |
Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
26301 | Tom Pappas United States |
25506 | Lev Lobodin Russia |
25179 |
| 2003 |
Tom Pappas United States |
26119 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
26047 | Laurent Hernu France |
2424 |
| 2004 |
Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25952 | Bryan Clay United States |
25602 | Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan |
25336 |
| 2005 |
Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25381 | Bryan Clay United States |
25199 | Attila Zsivoczky Hungary |
25185 |
| 2006 |
Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan |
25145 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25029 | Attila Zsivoczky Hungary |
24950 |
| 2007 |
Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
25261 | Maurice Smith Jamaica |
25220 | Aleksey Drozdov Russia |
24972 |
| 2008 |
Andrei Krauchanka Belarus |
25448 | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
25344 | Aleksandr Pogorelov Russia |
24804 |
| 2009 |
Trey Hardee United States |
25567 | Yordanis García Cuba |
25231 | Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine |
25056 |
| 2010[28] | Romain Barras France |
25063 | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
24857 | Jake Arnold United States |
24627 |
| 2011 |
Leonel Suárez Cuba |
25172 | Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands |
24772 | Mikk Pahapill Estonia |
24746 |
| 2012 |
Hans Van Alphen Belgium |
25259 | Pascal Behrenbruch Germany |
25117 | Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine |
24822 |
| 2013 |
Andrei Krauchanka Belarus |
25084 | Damian Warner Canada |
24980 | Pascal Behrenbruch Germany |
24768 |
| 2014 |
Rico Freimuth Germany |
24981 | Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands |
24795 | Yordanis García Cuba |
24423 |
| 2015 |
Ilya Shkurenyov Russia |
25259 | Michael Schrader Germany |
25252 | Damian Warner Canada |
25247 |
| 2016 |
Kai Kazmirek Germany |
25221 | Jeremy Taiwo United States |
24928 | Adam Helcelet Czech Republic |
24498 |
| 2017 |
Rico Freimuth Germany |
25592 | Damian Warner Canada |
25152 | Kai Kazmirek Germany |
24986 |
| 2018 |
Arthur Abele Germany |
25222 | Pieter Braun Netherlands |
24412 | Martin Roe Norway |
24376 |
| 2019 |
Damian Warner Canada |
25753 | Maicel Uibo Estonia |
25138 | Pierce LePage Canada |
25059 |
| 2021 |
Kai Kazmirek Germany |
24500 | Adam Helcelet Czech Republic |
24087 | Martin Roe Norway |
23934 |
| 2022 |
Lindon Victor Grenada |
3608 | Simon Ehammer Switzerland |
3578 | Marcus Nilsson Sweden |
3436 |
| 2023 |
Karel Tilga Estonia |
3622 | Sander Skotheim Norway |
3572 | Lindon Victor Grenada |
3539 |
| 2024 |
Johannes Erm Estonia |
3661 | Sander Skotheim Norway |
3624 | Heath Baldwin USA |
3614 |
Women
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Urszula Włodarczyk Poland |
19235 | Irina Belova Russia |
19146 | Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania |
19053 |
| 1999 | Eunice Barber France |
19880 | Sabine Braun Germany |
19271 | Irina Belova Russia |
19115 |
| 2000 | Sabine Braun Germany |
19151 | Natalya Roshchupkina Russia |
19127 | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus Urszula Włodarczyk Poland |
19047 |
| 2001 | Yelena Prokhorova Russia |
19624 | Natalya Roshchupkina Russia |
19357 | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus |
19264 |
| 2002 | Sabine Braun Germany |
18987 | Shelia Burrell United States |
18747 | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |
18570 |
| 2003 | Carolina Klüft Sweden |
20295 | Yelena Prokhorova Russia |
19019 | Larissa Netšeporuk Estonia |
18482 |
| 2004 | Carolina Klüft Sweden |
20541 | Kelly Sotherton United Kingdom |
19072 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine |
18825 |
| 2005 | Carolina Klüft Sweden |
20399 | Eunice Barber France |
20388 | Kelly Sotherton United Kingdom |
19150 |
| 2006 | Carolina Klüft Sweden |
20124 | Lyudmyla Blonska Ukraine |
19232 | Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany |
19168 |
| 2007 | Lyudmyla Blonska Ukraine |
19895 | Jessica Ennis United Kingdom |
19256 | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |
18994 |
| 2008 | Hyleas Fountain United States |
19759 | Tatyana Chernova Russia |
19575 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine |
19430 |
| 2009 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine |
19487 | Jennifer Oeser Germany |
19255 | Hanna Melnychenko Ukraine |
19239 |
| 2010 | Jennifer Oeser Germany |
19303 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine |
19110 | Eliška Klučinová Czech |
18608 |
| 2011 | Jennifer Oeser Germany |
19594 | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine |
19408 | Karolina Tymińska Poland |
19361 |
| 2012 | Antoinette Nana Djimou France |
19510 | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |
19408 | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa Latvia |
19031 |
| 2013 | Hanna Melnychenko Ukraine |
19310 | Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada |
19158 | Claudia Rath Germany |
19014 |
| 2014 | Nadine Broersen Netherlands |
19573 | Carolin Schäfer Germany |
19164 | Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany |
18973 |
| 2015 | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa Latvia |
19422 | Claudia Rath Germany |
19189 | Anouk Vetter Netherlands |
19112 |
| 2016 | Carolin Schäfer Germany |
19573 | Anouk Vetter Netherlands |
19302 | Barbara Nwaba United States |
19163 |
| 2017 | Carolin Schäfer Germany |
20199 | Anouk Vetter Netherlands |
19496 | Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba |
19166 |
| 2018 | Carolin Schäfer Germany |
19608 | Erica Bougard United States |
19399 | Kateřina Cachová Czech Republic |
19025 |
| 2019 | Verena Preiner Austria |
19623 | Erica Bougard United States |
19507 | Kendell Williams United States |
19437 |
| 2021 | Kendell Williams United States |
19574 | María Vicente Spain |
18695 | Vanessa Grimm Germany |
18661 |
| 2022 | Adrianna Sułek Poland |
3498 | Annik Kälin Switzerland |
3463 | Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands |
3409 |
| 2023 | Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands |
3454 | Sophie Weissenberg Germany |
3433 | Saga Vanninen Finland |
3399 |
| 2024 | Michelle Atherley United States |
3466 | Taliyah Brooks United States |
3421 | Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands |
3421 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Combined Events Challenge Regulations | Regulations 2015" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events Archive of Past Events". World Athletics. 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020.
- ^ "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2000". IAAF. Archived from the original on 19 January 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2001". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2002". IAAF. Archived from the original on 18 December 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2003". IAAF. Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2004". IAAF. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2005. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2006. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Combined Events Challenge Archive of Past Events". IAAF. 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "2021 World Athletics Combined Events Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "2022 World Combined Events Tour Calendar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ van Kuijen, Hans (16 December 2010). "Barras and Chernova are the overall winners of the 2010 IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
edit- Home page
- Results at gbrathletics.com (1998-2005)
- IAAF combined events scoring tables
- 2009 IAAF Outdoor Handbook (PDF). Monaco: Multiprint. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2009.