2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place March 9 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena. 8 athletes from 6 countries participated. Ukrainian Nataliya Dobrynska won with a world record points total of 5013, breaking the previous record of 4991 held by Irina Belova.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeNataliya DobrynskaJessica EnnisAustra Skujytė

Records Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld record4991 Berlin, Germany15 February 1992Championship record4937Doha, Qatar13 March 2010World Leading4896Moscow, Russia7 February 2012African record4558Paris, France17 March 1993Asian record4582Pattaya, Thailand10 February 2006European record4991 Berlin, Germany15 February 1992North and Central American and Caribbean record4753Maebashi, Japan5 March 1999Doha, Qatar13 March 2010Oceanian Record4490Maebashi, Japan5 March 1999South American record4001Columbia, United States8 March 1980Records broken during the 2012 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsChampionship record4965Istanbul, Turkey9 March 2012World LeadingWorld record5013 Istanbul, Turkey9 March 2012Championship recordWorld LeadingEuropean record

Qualification standards Eight (8) athletes will be invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows: the three best athletes from the previous year's Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December), limited to a maximum of one per country and the three best athletes from the Indoor Lists during the year of the Competition two athletes which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. Members whose athletes are invited as above will receive additional quota places accordingly

Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 9, 2012 11:25 60 metres hurdlesMarch 9, 2012 12:05 High jumpMarch 9, 2012 13:45 Shot putMarch 9, 2012 17:05 Long jumpMarch 9, 2012 19:35 800 metresMarch 9, 2012 19:35 Final standings

Results

60 metres hurdles

Rank Lane Name Nationality Result Points Notes 1 5 Jessica Ennis 7.91 1150 WB 3 Tatyana Chernova 8.29 1064 Tatyana Chernova was later found out to be doping and retrospectively disqualified 2 6 Nataliya Dobrynska 8.38 1044 3 2 Hanna Melnychenko 8.45 1028 4 1 Karolina Tymińska 8.52 1013 5 7 Austra Skujytė 8.57 1002 PB 6 4 Ekaterina Bolshova 8.62 991 7 8 Yana Maksimava 8.80 952

High jump

Rank Name Nationality 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.87 1.90 1.93 Result Points Notes Overall 1 Yana Maksimava – – – o o o o o o xxx 1.90 1106 PB 2058 1 Austra Skujytė – – o o o o o o o xxx 1.90 1106 PB 2108 3 Jessica Ennis – – – o o o o xxo xxx 1.87 1067 2217 4 Ekaterina Bolshova – – – o o o xo xxo xxx 1.87 1067 2058 5 Nataliya Dobrynska – – o o o o o xxx 1.84 1029 SB 2073 6 Hanna Melnychenko – o o o o xo o xxx 1.84 1029 SB 2057 Tatyana Chernova – – – o o o xxo xxx 1.84 1029 SB 2093 7 Karolina Tymińska o o o xxx 1.72 879 SB 1892

Shot put

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall 1 Nataliya Dobrynska 15.25 16.11 16.51 16.51 962 SB 3035 2 Austra Skujytė 15.19 16.26 16.03 16.26 946 3054 3 Yana Maksimava 14.28 14.85 14.85 851 2909 4 Jessica Ennis 13.89 14.39 14.79 14.79 847 PB 3064 5 Karolina Tymińska 14.68 14.27 14.68 839 2731 Tatyana Chernova 13.90 13.90 787 SB 2880 6 Hanna Melnychenko 12.41 13.04 13.29 13.29 747 2804 7 Ekaterina Bolshova 10.54 12.07 12.07 666 2724

Long jump

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall 1 Nataliya Dobrynska 6.41 x 6.57 6.57 1030 SB 4065 2 Ekaterina Bolshova 6.52 x 6.25 6.52 1014 PB 3738 3 Karolina Tymińska x 6.49 6.34 6.49 1004 3735 4 Hanna Melnychenko x 6.27 x 6.27 934 3738 Tatyana Chernova 6.22 x 6.25 6.25 927 3807 5 Austra Skujytė 6.24 6.12 6.16 6.24 924 3978 6 Jessica Ennis 6.19 6.18 x 6.19 908 3972 7 Yana Maksimava x x 5.80 5.80 780 3698

800 metres

The 800 metres run was held at 19:37.

Rank Name Nationality Result Points Notes 1 Jessica Ennis 2:08.09 993 PB 2 Karolina Tymińska 2:08.25 990 SB 3 Nataliya Dobrynska 2:11.15 948 PB Tatyana Chernova 2:13.23 918 SB 4 Yana Maksimava 2:14.25 903 PB 5 Ekaterina Bolshova 2:14.43 901 6 Hanna Melnychenko 2:15.53 885 7 Austra Skujytė 2:19.99 824 SB

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Points Notes Nataliya Dobrynska 5013 WR, CR Jessica Ennis 4965 NR Austra Skujytė 4802 NR 4 Karolina Tymińska 4725 SB Tatyana Chernova 4725 SB 5 Ekaterina Bolshova 4639 6 Hanna Melnychenko 4623 7 Yana Maksimava 4601

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