Men's heptathlon world record progression

The following table shows the men's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1970 and ratified by IAAF from 1986.^[1]

Record progression

Athlete	Venue	Date	Points
Hans-Joachim Walde	Mainz	March 7, 1970	5429
Herbert Swoboda	Mainz	March 6, 1971	5563
Eberhard Stroot	Mainz	March 4, 1972	5716
Guido Kratschmer	West Berlin	February 1, 1976	5724
Guido Kratschmer	West Berlin	January 29, 1978	5860
Viktor Gruzenkin	Ordzhonikidze	February 18, 1979	5934
Aleksandr Nevskiy	Leningrad	March 2, 1980	6013
Aleksandr Nevskiy	Gomel	February 20, 1982	6144
Siegfried Wentz	Dortmund	February 15, 1986	6163
Christian Plaziat	Vittel	February 12, 1989	6241
Christian Plaziat	Nogent-sur-Oise	February 11, 1990	6273
Christian Plaziat	Nogent-sur-Oise	February 2, 1992	6273
Christian Plaziat	Genoa	February 29, 1992	6418
Dan O'Brien	Toronto	March 14, 1993	6476
Ashton Eaton	Fayetteville	March 13, 2010	6499
Ashton Eaton	Tallinn	February 6, 2011	6568
Ashton Eaton	Istanbul	March 10, 2012	6645

See also

• Women's heptathlon world record progression
• Decathlon world record progression