The 2014 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was a series of combined events for decathletes and heptathletes consisting of five stand alone challenge events, a series of continental combined events championships, and the combined events portions of a series of international athletics championships and multi-sports games. The challenge is organised under the auspices of the world governing body of athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Elite level competitors were crowned champions based on the aggregate points scored in three of the events. The total prize money available is US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each receive $30,000, while second and third placed athletes are entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes are given to the rest of the top eight finishers.

Calendar

The 2014 challenge takes in five challenge events, a number of regional combined events championships, and the combined events portions of a series of regional and international athletics championships.

DateEventLocationStatus
3–4 AprilOceania Combined Events ChampionshipsAustralia MelbourneContinental championships
2–3 MayMultistarsItaly FlorenceChallenge event
31 May-1 June40th Hypo-MeetingAustria GötzisChallenge event
14–15 JuneTNT – Fortuna MeetingCzech Republic KladnoChallenge event
26–29 JuneUnited States ChampionshipsUnited States SacramentoNational championships
28–29 JuneErdgas Mehrkampf-MeetingGermany RatingenChallenge event
5–6 JulyEuropean Cup Combined EventsUkraine Donetsk Poland ToruńContinental championships
17–18 JulyPan American Combined Events CupCanada OttawaContinental championships
27 July – 2 AugustCommonwealth GamesScotland GlasgowInternational games
12–14 AugustAfrican Athletics ChampionshipsMorocco MarrakeshContinental championships
12–17 AugustEuropean Athletics ChampionshipsSwitzerland ZurichContinental championships
20-21 SeptemberDécastarFrance TalenceChallenge event
26 September – 3 OctoberAsian GamesSwitzerland ZurichContinental games

Results

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Australia MelbourneJake Stein (AUS)Stephen Cain (AUS)Kyle Cranston (AUS)
Italy FlorenceEelco Sintnicolaas (NED)Ashley Bryant (GBR)Pieter Braun (NED)
Austria GötzisTrey Hardee (USA)Kai Kazmirek (GER)Rico Freimuth (GER)
Czech Republic KladnoOleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)Adam Helcelet (CZE)Eduard Mikhan (BLR)
United States SacramentoTrey Hardee (USA)Wesley Bray (USA)Thomas Fitzsimons (USA)
Germany RatingenRico Freimuth (GER)Kévin Mayer (FRA)Arthur Abele (GER)
Poland ToruńEelco Sintnicolaas (NED)Eduard Mikhan (BLR)Ingmar Vos (NED)
Portugal Ribeira BravaAdam Helcelet (CZE)Jiří Sýkora (CZE)Fabian Rosenquist (SWE)
Portugal Ribeira BravaNiels Pittomvils (BEL)Ionel Irinel Cojan (ROU)Michael Bowler (IRL)
Canada OttawaYordani García (CUB)José Angel Mendieta (CUB)James Turner (CAN)
United Kingdom GlasgowDamian Warner (CAN)Ashley Bryant (GBR)Kurt Felix (GRN)
Morocco MarrakeshLarbi Bourrada (ALG)Guillaume Thierry (MRI)Atsu Nyamadi (GHA)
Switzerland ZurichAndrei Krauchanka (BLR)Kevin Mayer (FRA)Ilya Shkurenyov (RUS)
France TalenceMikk Pahapill (EST)Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)Yordani García (CUB)
South Korea IncheonKeisuke Ushiro (JPN)Leonid Andreev (UZB)Akihiko Nakamura (JPN)

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Australia MelbourneSophie Stanwell (AUS)Portia Bing (NZL)Ashleigh Hamilton (AUS)
Italy FlorenceMorgan Lake (GBR)Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR)Jessica Zelinka (CAN)
Austria GötzisKatarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)Brianne Theisen Eaton (CAN)Dafne Schippers (NED)
Czech Republic KladnoEliška Klučinová (CZE)Katsiaryna Netsviatayeva (BLR)Lucia Mokrášová (SVK)
United States SacramentoSharon Day-Monroe (USA)Barbara Nwaba (USA)Erica Bougard (USA)
Germany RatingenLilli Schwarzkopf (GER)Claudia Rath (GER)Karolina Tymińska (POL)
Poland ToruńNadine Broersen (NED)Antoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)Yana Maksimava (BLR)
Portugal Ribeira BravaEliška Klučinová (CZE)Alina Fyodorova (UKR)Anastasiya Mokhnyuk (UKR)
Portugal Ribeira BravaSofia Yfantidou (GRE)Lucia Mokrášová (SVK)Sveinbjörg Zophoníasdóttir (ISL)
Canada OttawaJillian Drouin (CAN)Natasha Jackson (CAN)Lindsay Schwartz (USA)
United Kingdom GlasgowBrianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN)Jessica Zelinka (CAN)Jessica Taylor (GBR)
Morocco MarrakeshMarthe Koala (BUR)Elizabeth Dadzie (GHA)Biance Erwee (RSA)
Switzerland ZurichAntoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)Nadine Broersen (NED)Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
France TalenceCarolin Schäfer (GER)Anastasiya Mokhnyuk (UKR)Yana Maksimava (BLR)
Japan IncheonEkaterina Voronina (UZB)Wang Qingling (CHN)Yuliya Tarasova (UZB)

Overall

These are the overall rankings for all athletes who participated in three or more events.

Men

RankAthletePoints
Hans Van Alphen (BEL)25259
Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)25117
Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)24822
4Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED)24481
5Dmitry Karpov (KAZ)24271
6Adam Helcelet (CZE)24106
7Yordanis Garcia (CUB)24022
8Ashley Bryant (GBR)23194
9Einar Daði Lárusson (ISL)23141
10Ali Kamé (MAD)22080
11Guillaume Thierry (MRI)21593

Women

RankAthletePoints
Nadine Broersen (NED)19717
Antoinette Nana Djimou (FRA)19510
Austra Skujytė (LTU)19408
4Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT)19031
5Jessica Samuelsson (SWE)18790
6Sharon Day-Monroe (USA)18731
7Eliška Klučinová (CZE)18543
8Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)18522
9Yana Maksimava (BLR)18341
10Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas (HUN)17917
11Ida Marcussen (NOR)17795
12Julia Machtig (GER)17793
13Marisa De Aniceto (FRA)16335