Norway's Sander Skotheim (© Antonio Bronic)
Norway’s Sander Skotheim scored 6484 points to break the European heptathlon record and move to fifth on the world all-time list at the World Athletics Combined Events Tour Silver meeting in Tallinn, Estonia.
Closing his campaign with a 2:37.85 1000m on Sunday (2), the 22-year-old added five points to the previous European record set by world decathlon record-holder Kevin Mayer in 2017.
World indoor heptathlon silver medallist Skotheim, who received the International Fair Play Award at last year’s World Athletics Awards, started the competition in Tallinn on Saturday (1) with a 7.04 60m before an impressive 8.19m PB in the long jump.
He then achieved another PB – 15.00m in the shot put – and cleared 2.06m in the high jump.
He started day two by clocking 8.04 in the 60m hurdles before soaring 5.25m in the pole vault.
The European record was well within reach and he achieved it by running 2:37.85 in the 1000m, taking him to a tally of 6484 points.
Finnish record for Vanninen
The world indoor pentathlon silver medallist also won in Tallinn, Finland’s Saga Vanninen setting a national record and world lead of 4843 points to do so. That score puts her 16th on the world all-time list.
Her performances included outright PBs of 6.48m in the long jump and 2:11.70 in the 800m, and her overall score added almost 200 points to her previous pentathlon best of 4677.
The top three all set national records as Kate O'Connor scored 4683 to improve her Irish record and world U20 heptathlon champion Jana Koscak managed 4478 to break her own Croatian record.
