2025-03 WC Nanjing - Men's Heptathlon
Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) won the men's heptathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing on 21 March 2025 with 6475 points, 83 under the personal best he had set in Apeldoorn seventeen days earlier. He led from the long jump onwards and the margin was 38.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) | 6475 | -83 | |
| 2 | Johannes Erm (EST) | 6437 | -38 | +57 |
| 3 | Till Steinforth (GER) | 6275 | -200 | -113 |
| 4 | Heath Baldwin (USA) | 6188 | -287 | -50 |
| 5 | Vilém Stráský (CZE) | 6104 | -371 | -58 |
| 6 | José Fernando Santana (BRA) | 6010 | -465 | +237 |
| 7 | Tim Nowak (GER) | 5935 | -540 | -97 |
| 8 | Risto Lillemets (EST) | 5866 | -609 | -223 |
| 9 | Yuma Maruyama (JPN) | 5807 | -668 | -94 |
| 10 | Zsombor Gálpál (HUN) | 5548 | -927 | +123 |
| 11 | Pedro de Oliveira (BRA) | 5504 | -971 | -164 |
| 12 | Harrison Williams (USA) | 5003 | -1472 |
The long jump decided the lead. Till Steinforth (GER) had taken the opening 60m with 947 points and led by 29. Skotheim jumped 8.00 for 1061, Steinforth 7.61 for 962, and the standing turned over to 1954 and a lead of 45. Skotheim led after every remaining event, by as much as 146 through the high jump and hurdles, and by 38 at the finish.
Skotheim was first at the day break on 3649 and 40 under his own PB series, the high jump costing 57 at 2.13 against the 2.19 he cleared in Apeldoorn. Day 2 returned 27 in the hurdles at 7.93 for 999 points, then 5.00 in the pole vault cost 31 and 2.36.08 in the 1000m for 917 points a further 39. He finished 83 under the series.
Johannes Erm (EST) was third at the day break on 3497 and 50 above his PB series, the long jump worth 72 of it at 7.77 for 1002 points. Day 2 added 7. He took 28 in the hurdles, matched his series exactly at 5.30 in the pole vault for 1004 points, and lost 21 in the 1000m. He finished 6437, 57 above the series and a personal best on the 6380 he scored in Apeldoorn earlier that month, 38 short of the title.
Steinforth led the 60m and was fourth at the day break on 3472 and 88 under his PB series, the long jump 71 of that at 7.61 against a 7.89 series mark and the shot 37. Day 2 nearly recovered it: 13 in the hurdles and 62 at 5.20 in the pole vault for 972 points took him to 13 under. Then 2.45.69 in the 1000m for 811 points cost 100, the largest single loss on his sheet, and he finished 113 under the series in third.
Heath Baldwin (USA) took fourth, 87 behind Steinforth. He had led that place at the day break, 31 ahead. The pole vault opened the gap: 4.80 for 849 points against Steinforth's 972 turned a 5-point deficit into 128. Baldwin ran 2.41.95 in the 1000m for 852 points, 35 above his own series mark, and closed 41 of it. He finished 50 under his series.
Three men finished above their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. José Fernando Santana (BRA) made the largest gain, 237 for sixth on the 5773 he scored in Cochabamba in February. Zsombor Gálpál (HUN) gained 123 for tenth and Erm 57. Risto Lillemets (EST), eighth, finished 223 under his series and Steinforth 113 under.
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