The Women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
(PB = Personal Best; SB = Season Best; DNF = Did not finish; DNS = Did not start; DQ = Disqualified; NR...
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The Women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
(PB = Personal Best; SB = Season Best; DNF = Did not finish; DNS = Did not start; DQ = Disqualified; NR = National Record; NM = No Mark; AR = Area Record.)
DQ - Disqualified (Blonska disqualified due to violation of anti-doping rules)
Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.
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