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Women’s Heptathlon
Held at 11 Games, 1984–2024. Most golds: Belgium (3). Most medals: Nafissatou Thiam (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals33
Delegations16on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Nafissatou Thiam Belgium | Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain | Noor Vidts Belgium |
| 2020 Tokyo | Nafissatou Thiam Belgium | Anouk Vetter Netherlands | Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Nafissatou Thiam Belgium | Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain | Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada |
| 2012 London | Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain | Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |
| 2008 Beijing | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine | Hyleas Fountain United States | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain |
| 2004 Athens | Carolina Klüft Sweden | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain |
| 2000 Sydney | Denise Lewis Great Britain | Yelena Prokhorova Russia | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ghada Shouaa Syria | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | Denise Lewis Great Britain |
| 1992 Barcelona | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Irina Belova Unified Team | Sabine Braun Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Sabine John East Germany | Anke Behmer East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Glynis Nunn Australia | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Sabine Everts West Germany |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Nafissatou Thiam | 3 | 3 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 2 | 3 |
| Denise Lewis | 1 | 2 |
| Jessica Ennis-Hill | 1 | 2 |
| Glynis Nunn | 1 | 1 |
| Ghada Shouaa | 1 | 1 |
| Carolina Klüft | 1 | 1 |
| Nataliya Dobrynska | 1 | 1 |
| Natallia Sazanovich | 0 | 2 |
| Austra Skujytė | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Sotherton | 0 | 2 |
| Sabine Everts | 0 | 1 |