2023-03 EC Istanbul - Men's Heptathlon
Kevin Mayer (FRA) won the men's heptathlon at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul on 1 March 2023 with 6348 points, 131 under the personal best he brought from Beograd in March 2017. The margin was 30.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Mayer (FRA) | 6348 | -131 | |
| 2 | Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) | 6318 | -30 | +63 |
| 3 | Risto Lillemets (EST) | 6079 | -269 | -10 |
| 4 | Manuel Eitel (GER) | 6047 | -301 | +84 |
| 5 | Jorge Ureña (ESP) | 5966 | -382 | -283 |
| 6 | Ondřej Kopecký (CZE) | 5792 | -556 | -232 |
| 7 | Tim Nowak (GER) | 5727 | -621 | -179 |
| 8 | Marcus Nilsson (SWE) | 5677 | -671 | -189 |
| 9 | Makenson Gletty (FRA) | 5133 | -1215 | -957 |
| 10 | Hans-Christian Hausenberg (EST) | 4992 | -1356 | -1199 |
| DNF | Dario Dester (ITA) | |||
| DNF | Kai Kazmirek (GER) | |||
| DNF | Maicel Uibo (EST) | |||
| DNF | Simon Ehammer (SUI) |
The hurdles decided the lead. Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) had taken it with 2.19 in the high jump and closed day 1 on 3541 with 67 on Mayer. Mayer opened day 2 with 7.76 for 1043 points, Skotheim 8.05 for 969, and the lead changed by 7. The pole vault stretched it to 101 and the 1000m brought it back to 30.
Mayer was second at the day break on 3474 and 97 under his own PB series, with one event responsible: 1.98 in the high jump for 785 points, 111 under the 2.10 in his PB series. The 60m had been 36 above it and the shot 10. Day 2 opened with the hurdles worth 31 above the series, then 5.30 in the pole vault for 1004 points cost 31 and 2.44.20 in the 1000m another 34. He finished 131 under the series.
Skotheim led the field at the day break on 3541 and 35 under his PB series, having lost small amounts in the 60m, long jump and shot and taken 38 back with the 2.19 high jump for 982 points. Day 2 went the other way: 47 above the series in the hurdles, 51 in the pole vault at 5.00 against a 4.83 series mark, and a 1000m that matched his series mark to the hundredth at 2.37.82 for 898 points. He finished 6318, 63 above the series and a personal best on the 6255 he had scored in Tallinn a month earlier.
Risto Lillemets (EST) was sixth at the day break on 3290 and 89 under his PB series, the long jump 89 of that on its own at 6.91 against a 7.28 series mark. Day 2 returned 79 in three events: 22 in the hurdles, 28 at 5.10 in the pole vault, and 29 in a 2.39.50 for 879 points that moved him from fourth to third. He finished 10 under the series.
Manuel Eitel (GER) finished 32 behind Lillemets in fourth, and the 1000m produced it. He went into the last event third and 22 ahead; Lillemets ran 2.39.50 for 879 points, Eitel 2.44.45 for 825, and the places swapped. Eitel's 62 above his own series mark in that run was the largest single gain on his sheet, and left him 84 above the series overall.
Simon Ehammer (SUI) came in with the second-best PB in the field, 6363 from Beograd in March 2022. He led after the 60m with 955 points, recorded no valid mark in the long jump, which dropped him to fourteenth and 1100 under his own PB series, and did not start the shot. Maicel Uibo (EST), the third-ranked entrant on 6265 from Birmingham in March 2018, was ninth on 2398 after the shot and 75 under his series, and did not start the high jump.
Two men finished above their PB series, and both scored personal bests: Eitel by 84 and Skotheim by 63. Jorge Ureña (ESP), fifth, was 283 under his series, with 91 lost in the long jump, 61 in the pole vault and 68 in the 1000m.
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