heptathlon: Quick Facts

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee in a red and white USA uniform throws a javelin during the heptathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, wearing bib number 578.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee in a red and white USA uniform throws a javelin during the heptathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, wearing bib number 578.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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Carolina Klüft

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Ashton Eaton

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Jessica Ennis, wearing a competition bib, holds a shot put at her neck and prepares to throw during the Aviva Indoor UK Trials and Championships in Sheffield, England.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

British athlete

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