The tetradecathlon, also called double heptathlon, is an ultra combined events of track and field competition consisting of 14 events. The word "tetradecathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "decathlon", from Greek Τετράδέκα (tetradéka, meaning "fourteen") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or “prize”).
Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event.
Outdoor competition of tetradecathlon is only contested by female athletes, while male athletes compete in the icosathlon. The International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) is in charge of it and runs the World Championships for it alongside the Icosathlon. There is an indoor variant for men and women as well as a one-day variant.
Formats Women's outdoor tetradecathlon The vast majority of women's tetradecathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.
Day 1 100m hurdles High jump 1500m 400m hurdles Shot put 200m
Day 2 100m Long jump 400m Javelin 800m 200m hurdles Discus 3000m
Each event is scored according to the heptathlon scoring tables or, for non-heptathlon events, the World Athletics points tables.
Men and women's indoor tetradecathlon
In winter season, the ultra multi-event competitions are declined into indoor tetradecathlon for both men and women. They are also organized into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below.
Day 1
60m Long jump 800m Shot put 400m High jump 3000m
Day 2 60m hurdles Pole vault 1500m Weight throw 200m Triple jump 5000m
Each event is scored according to the pentathlon scoring tables for women and the heptathlon scoring tables for men, and for the specifics events, the World Athletics points tables. Also run by the IAUM, its world championship is held yearly starting from 2012.
World records Outdoor Tetradecathlon Women : 10798 points - - 2002 (Turku, Finland)
+ 100m H High jump 1500m 400m H Shot put 200m 100m Long jump 400m Javelin 800m 200m H Discus 3000m Total 14"89 1m51 5'03"74 62"18 12m73 25"16 12"59 5m73 56"10 32m69 2'23"94 28"72 47m86 11'48"68 10798pts
Indoor Tetradecathlon Men : 8831 points - - 2022 (Miramas, France) Women : 8554 points - - 2026 (Helsinki, Finland)
+ 60m Long jump 800m Shot put 400m High jump 3000m 60m H Pole vault 1500m Weight throw 200m Triple jump 5000m Total 7"80 6m53 2'04"76 11m93 53"80 1m83 9'57"43 9"19 3m80 4'35"91 10m12 25"11 12m30 17'59"55 8831pts 8"29 5m08 2'27"00 9m19 61"26 1m51 12'23"85 9"25 2m60 5'29"96 10m45 27"08 11m47 22'27"04 8554pts
This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the World Athletics but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.International Association for Ultra Multievents
Area records (outdoor) ContinentScoreAthleteDatePlace Europe 10798 Milla Kelo 7–8 September 2002 Turku, Finland North America 9824 Natalia Gaerlan 2–3 August 2008 Scheeßel, Germany Asia 5392 Takahashi Fumie 13–14 August 2005 Aomori, Japan Africa – Oceania – South America –
National records (outdoor)
Country Score 10798 10732 10380 9824 9755 9612 9152 8779 8758 8552 8533 8478 7897 7052 5392
World Championships (outdoor)
Edition Year City Country Date Winner Score 1990 Espoo 22–23 September 9152 1991 Punkalaidun 21–22 September 9879 1992 Punkalaidun 12–13 September 10732 1993 Punkalaidun 11–12 September 10513 1994 Punkalaidun 10–11 September 10586 1995 Punkalaidun 9–10 September 7731 1996 Punkalaidun 7–8 September 9915 1997 Punkalaidun 6–7 September 8021 1998 Punkalaidun 5–6 September 9935 1999 Punkalaidun 4–5 September 10033 2000 Hexham 23–24 September 7733 2001 Hexham 22–23 September 10286 2002 Turku 7–8 September 10798 2003 Sankt Pölten 4–5 October 9534 2004 Gateshead 21–22 August 7978 2005 Lynchburg, Virginia 7–8 October 6645 2006 Bendigo 14–15 October 6605 2007 Jyväskylä 25–26 August 8601 2008 Scheeßel 2–3 August 9824 2009 Delft 12–13 September 10380 2010 Lynchburg, Virginia 24–25 September 7775 2011 Lisse 20–21 August 7744 2012 Turnhout 30 June – 1 July 7361 2013 Yeovil 24–25 August 8889 2015 Tartu 22–23 August 9338 2017 Turnhout 26–27 August 8934 2018 Delft 25–26 August 7264 2019 Helsinki 24–25 August 6845 2021 Épinal 21–22 August 8552 2023 Turnhout 8–9 July 8758 2025 Besancon 12–13 July 8820
World Championships (indoor)
Edition Year City Country Date Winner Score 2012 Helsinki 14-15 April ♂ 8118 ♀ 5054 2014 Helsinki 12-13 April ♂ 7592 ♀ 5205 2016 Helsinki 09-10 April ♂ 8144 7929 2018 Helsinki 14-15 April ♂ 8478 ♀ 6223 2022 Miramas 26–27 March ♂ 8831 ♀ 6970 2024 Boston 16–17 March ♂ 7513 ♀ 8388 2026 Helsinki 11-12 April ♂ 8015 ♀ 8554
Other IAUM events Icosathlon
References
Double decathlon and double heptathlon in Delft, the Netherlands One day double decathlon and double heptathlon in Heiloo, the Netherlands
External links International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM)