The following table shows the men's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1970 and ratified by IAAF from 1986.Men, Heptathlon > World Indoor Records Progression
Record progression
Ratified world records Ratified Not ratified Ratified but later rescinded Pending ratification
AthleteVenueDatePoints Hans-Joachim Walde Mainz March 7, 1970 5429 Herbert Swoboda Mainz March 6, 1971 5563 Eberhard Stroot Mainz March 4, 1972 5716 Guido Kratschmer West Berlin February 1, 1976 5724 Guido Kratschmer West Berlin January 29, 1978 5860 Viktor Gruzenkin Ordzhonikidze February 18, 1979 5934 Aleksandr Nevskiy Leningrad March 2, 1980 6013 Aleksandr Nevskiy Gomel February 20, 19826144 Siegfried Wentz Dortmund February 15, 1986 6163 Christian Plaziat Vittel February 12, 1989 6241 Christian Plaziat Nogent-sur-Oise February 11, 1990 6273 Christian Plaziat Nogent-sur-Oise February 2, 1992 6273 Christian Plaziat Genoa February 29, 1992 6418 Dan O'Brien Toronto March 14, 1993 6476 Ashton Eaton Fayetteville March 13, 2010 6499 Ashton Eaton Tallinn February 6, 2011 6568 Ashton Eaton Istanbul March 10, 2012 6645 Simon Ehammer Toruń March 21, 2026 6670
See also Women's heptathlon world record progression Decathlon world record progression
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