2008 Olympic Games Beijing Heptathlon Handbook and Media Guide DECA, The Decathlon Association Frank Zarnowski DECA, The Decathlon Association
[email protected] Contents: Section 1: Schedule page 2 Section 2: The Field -History 2 -Qualifying standards 2 Section 3: The Likely Contenders…..bios Leading Contenders List 3 Ludmila Blonska 3 Anna Bogdonava 4 Tatyana Chernova 4 Hyleas Fountain 5 Jacqueline Johnson 5 Olga Kurban 6 Diana Pickler 6 Lilli Schwartzkopf 7 Austra Skujyte 7 Kelly Sotherton 8 Karolina Tyminska 8 Section 4: Record Section -Olympic Games medalists (1964-2004) 9 -Adenda 10 -Recent results (2000, 2004) 11 -Individual Event records 12 (World, American, OG,) Section 5: Pace -World, American and Olympic meet record pace 12 Section 6: USA team-expanded bios -Fountain, Hyleas 13 -Johnson, Jacqueline 14 -Pickler, Diana 15 1 Section 1: Schedule Friday Aug 15 Saturday Aug 16 100m Hurdles 9:00 Long Jump 9:50 High Jump 10:30 Javelin 19:00 Shot Put 19:00 800 m 21:45 200 m 21:15 Heptathlon medal ceremony: Section 2: The Field The field is likely to be the normal 30-33. In 1964 Tokyo 20 In 1968 Mexico City 33 In 1972 Munich 30 In 1976 Montreal 20 In 1980 Moscow In 1984 Los Angeles 23 In 1988 Seoul 30 in 1992 Barcelona 32 In 1996 Atlanta 29 In 2000 Sydney 33 In 2004 Athens 34 A standard = 6000 points (for 2 or 3 entries per nation) B standard = 5800 points (for a single entry by nation) [must be made between Sept. 1, 2006 and July 6, 2008; nb: Combined Events window was expanded this year]] 2 Section 3: The Likely Medal Contenders Leading contenders: qualifying mark PR notes Ludmila Blonska UKR 6832 (07) 6832 (07) ’07 WC 2nd, ’05 1st WiC Anna Bogdonava RUS 6452 (08) 6452 (08) 3rd WiC, 10th ’07 WC.