The World Athletics Combined Events Tour (formerly IAAF Combined Events Challenge and World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events) is an annual series of combined track and field events meetings, organised since 1998 by World Athletics, with heptathlon for women and decathlon for men. The winners are decided by totalling the number of points that the athletes have scored in each of three combined events competitions during the season. Points scored are determined by the World Athletics combined events scoring tables. The series includes annual independent combined events meetings as well as championship level combined events competitions, such as the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games. It is the premier seasonal competition for decathletes and heptathletes, as combined events are not held for the Diamond League.

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.

All events of the 2020 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

World Athletics Combined Events Tour editions
Ed.YearStart dateEnd dateMeetsRef.
11998
21999
3200013 May28 September
4200112 May16 September9
5200211 May10 October12
6200310 May14 October9
720048 May26 September9
820057 May18 September11
9200620 March17 September12
1020075 May23 September13
11200830 April14 September10
1220099 May13 November12
1320108 May25 November12
14201116 April18 September11
15201213 April16 September11
1620132 May15 September14
1720143 April1 October13
1820158 May20 September12
19201631 March18 September11
20201728 April17 September8
21201827 April16 September8
22201927 April4 October11
23202124 April5 August6
24202230 April18 September6
25202329 April24 September6
26202427 January15 September13
27202525 January10 August11

Meetings

Gold level

Since the 2022 season the Tour calendar has been expanded and divided into three levels – Gold, Silver and Bronze.

World Athletics Combined Events Tour meetings
#MeetingPlaceCountry989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192122232425
1Hypo-MeetingGötzisAustriaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2DécastarTalenceFranceXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3Mehrkampf-Meeting RatingenRatingenGermanyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4MultistarsBrescia*ItalyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5Meeting International d'ArlesArlesFranceXXXXXXX
6TNT – Fortuna MeetingKladnoCzech RepublicXXXXXXXX
7Meeting Internacional AronaAronaSpainXXXXX
8Wiesław Czapiewski MemorialNakło nad Notecią**PolandXXXX
9Meeting de la RéunionRéunionFranceX

* The Multistars meet was held in Desenzano del Garda until 2012 and in 2023, 2013–2018 in Florence, 2019–2021 in Lana, 2022 in Grosseto and 2024 in Brescia.

** 2022–2023 was held in Bydgoszcz.

International competitions

Results

Men

YearGoldSilverBronze
1998 detailsErki Nool Estonia25967Jón Arnar Magnússon Iceland25708Roman Šebrle Czech Republic25604
1999 detailsTomáš Dvořák Czech Republic26476Roman Šebrle Czech Republic25184Chris Huffins United States25067
2000 detailsErki Nool Estonia26089Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic26018Roman Šebrle Czech Republic25591
2001 detailsTomáš Dvořák Czech Republic25943Erki Nool Estonia25839Lev Lobodin Russia25044
2002 detailsRoman Šebrle Czech Republic26301Tom Pappas United States25506Lev Lobodin Russia25179
2003 detailsTom Pappas United States26119Roman Šebrle Czech Republic26047Laurent Hernu France2424
2004 detailsRoman Šebrle Czech Republic25952Bryan Clay United States25602Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan25336
2005 detailsRoman Šebrle Czech Republic25381Bryan Clay United States25199Attila Zsivoczky Hungary25185
2006 detailsDmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan25145Roman Šebrle Czech Republic25029Attila Zsivoczky Hungary24950
2007 detailsRoman Šebrle Czech Republic25261Maurice Smith Jamaica25220Aleksey Drozdov Russia24972
2008 detailsAndrei Krauchanka Belarus25448Leonel Suárez Cuba25344Aleksandr Pogorelov Russia24804
2009 detailsTrey Hardee United States25567Yordanis García Cuba25231Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine25056
2010Romain Barras France25063Leonel Suárez Cuba24857Jake Arnold United States24627
2011 detailsLeonel Suárez Cuba25172Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands24772Mikk Pahapill Estonia24746
2012 detailsHans Van Alphen Belgium25259Pascal Behrenbruch Germany25117Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine24822
2013 detailsAndrei Krauchanka Belarus25084Damian Warner Canada24980Pascal Behrenbruch Germany24768
2014 detailsRico Freimuth Germany24981Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands24795Yordanis García Cuba24423
2015 detailsIlya Shkurenyov Russia25259Michael Schrader Germany25252Damian Warner Canada25247
2016 detailsKai Kazmirek Germany25221Jeremy Taiwo United States24928Adam Helcelet Czech Republic24498
2017 detailsRico Freimuth Germany25592Damian Warner Canada25152Kai Kazmirek Germany24986
2018 detailsArthur Abele Germany25222Pieter Braun Netherlands24412Martin Roe Norway24376
2019 detailsDamian Warner Canada25753Maicel Uibo Estonia25138Pierce LePage Canada25059
2021 detailsKai Kazmirek Germany24500Adam Helcelet Czech Republic24087Martin Roe Norway23934
2022 detailsLindon Victor Grenada3608Simon Ehammer Switzerland3578Marcus Nilsson Sweden3436
2023 detailsKarel Tilga Estonia3622Sander Skotheim Norway3572Lindon Victor Grenada3539
2024 detailsJohannes Erm Estonia3661Sander Skotheim Norway3624Heath Baldwin USA3614

Women

YearGoldSilverBronze
1998Urszula Włodarczyk Poland19235Irina Belova Russia19146Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania19053
1999Eunice Barber France19880Sabine Braun Germany19271Irina Belova Russia19115
2000Sabine Braun Germany19151Natalya Roshchupkina Russia19127Natallia Sazanovich BelarusUrszula Włodarczyk Poland19047
2001Yelena Prokhorova Russia19624Natalya Roshchupkina Russia19357Natallia Sazanovich Belarus19264
2002Sabine Braun Germany18987Shelia Burrell United States18747Austra Skujytė Lithuania18570
2003Carolina Klüft Sweden20295Yelena Prokhorova Russia19019Larissa Netšeporuk Estonia18482
2004Carolina Klüft Sweden20541Kelly Sotherton United Kingdom19072Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine18825
2005Carolina Klüft Sweden20399Eunice Barber France20388Kelly Sotherton United Kingdom19150
2006Carolina Klüft Sweden20124Lyudmyla Blonska Ukraine19232Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany19168
2007Lyudmyla Blonska Ukraine19895Jessica Ennis United Kingdom19256Austra Skujytė Lithuania18994
2008Hyleas Fountain United States19759Tatyana Chernova Russia19575Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine19430
2009Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine19487Jennifer Oeser Germany19255Hanna Melnychenko Ukraine19239
2010Jennifer Oeser Germany19303Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine19110Eliška Klučinová Czech18608
2011Jennifer Oeser Germany19594Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine19408Karolina Tymińska Poland19361
2012Antoinette Nana Djimou France19510Austra Skujytė Lithuania19408Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa Latvia19031
2013Hanna Melnychenko Ukraine19310Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada19158Claudia Rath Germany19014
2014Nadine Broersen Netherlands19573Carolin Schäfer Germany19164Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany18973
2015Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa Latvia19422Claudia Rath Germany19189Anouk Vetter Netherlands19112
2016Carolin Schäfer Germany19573Anouk Vetter Netherlands19302Barbara Nwaba United States19163
2017Carolin Schäfer Germany20199Anouk Vetter Netherlands19496Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba19166
2018Carolin Schäfer Germany19608Erica Bougard United States19399Kateřina Cachová Czech Republic19025
2019Verena Preiner Austria19623Erica Bougard United States19507Kendell Williams United States19437
2021Kendell Williams United States19574María Vicente Spain18695Vanessa Grimm Germany18661
2022Adrianna Sułek Poland3498Annik Kälin Switzerland3463Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands3409
2023Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands3454Sophie Weissenberg Germany3433Saga Vanninen Finland3399
2024Michelle Atherley United States3466Taliyah Brooks United States3421Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands3421

See also

External links

  • at gbrathletics.com (1998-2005)
  • (PDF). Monaco: Multiprint. 2009. Archived from (PDF) on 6 October 2009.