The following table shows the women's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1978 and ratified by the IAAF from June 1981.Women, Heptathlon > World Records ProgressionEuropean Records Progression (Women) The first score in the table indicates the score using the tables in use at the time, the second score is based on tables currently in use.
Record progression Athlete Venue Date Points Adjusted points Liesl Albert Dillingen October 8, 1978 5831 5654 Andrea Findeis Zabrze September 16, 1979 5784 5691 Nadezhda Vinogradova Frunze September 30, 1979 5848 5671 Silvia Barlag Longwy September 30, 1979 5878 5730 Tatyana Shpak Donetsk May 30, 1980 5922 5777 Nina Golovina Pyatigorsk July 13, 1980 6074 5930 Yekaterina Gordiyenko Odessa September 14, 1980 6144 6095 Jane Frederick Walnut April 24, 1981 6166 6104 Nadezhda Vinogradova Kislovodsk May 6, 1981 6212 6181 Ramona Neubert Halle May 24, 1981 6621 6670 Ramona Neubert Kiev June 28, 1981 6716 6788 Ramona Neubert Halle June 20, 1982 6772 6845 Ramona Neubert Moscow June 19, 1983 6836 6935 Sabine Paetz Potsdam May 6, 1984 6867 6946 Jackie Joyner Moscow July 7, 1986 7148 7148 Jackie Joyner Houston August 2, 1986 7158 7158 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Indianapolis July 17, 1988 7215 7215 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Seoul September 24, 1988 7291 7291
See also Men's heptathlon world record progression
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