2021-07 EC U20 Women's Heptathlon
Saga Vanninen (FIN) won the women's heptathlon at the European U20 Championships on 12 July 2021 with 6271 points, 410 above the personal best she set in Turku in August 2020. She led after every one of the seven events, and thirteen of the twenty-two finishers scored above their PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saga Vanninen (FIN) | 6271 | +410 | |
| 2 | Sofie Dokter (NED) | 5878 | -393 | +323 |
| 3 | Marie Dehning (GER) | 5778 | -493 | +49 |
| 4 | Serina Riedel (GER) | 5730 | -541 | +105 |
| 5 | Pippi Lotta Enok (EST) | 5634 | -637 | +119 |
| 6 | Neea Käyhkö (FIN) | 5598 | -673 | +232 |
| 7 | Abigail Pawlett (GBR) | 5593 | -678 | +36 |
| 8 | Lara Siemer (GER) | 5592 | -679 | +7 |
| 9 | Tuvalisa Rosenquist (SWE) | 5549 | -722 | +219 |
| 10 | Sophia Mulder (NED) | 5433 | -838 | +2 |
| 11 | Valeriya Mukhobrod (UKR) | 5419 | -852 | +454 |
| 12 | Szabina Szűcs (HUN) | 5399 | -872 | +30 |
| 13 | Atene Šlizeviciute (LTU) | 5367 | -904 | -92 |
| 14 | Sophie Reid (SWE) | 5312 | -959 | +11 |
| 15 | Olivija Vaitaityte (LTU) | 5302 | -969 | -6 |
| 16 | Anisiya Lochman (UKR) | 5272 | -999 | -60 |
| 17 | Sofía Cosculluela (ESP) | 5212 | -1059 | -128 |
| 18 | Natálie Olivová (CZE) | 5145 | -1126 | -16 |
| 19 | Kornelia Sura (POL) | 5128 | -1143 | -213 |
| 20 | Lisa Wilker (NOR) | 5011 | -1260 | -348 |
| 21 | Patricija Ozolina (LAT) | 4960 | -1311 | -104 |
| 22 | Antonia Gmünder (SUI) | 4881 | -1390 | -421 |
| DNF | Sophie Kreiner (AUT) | |||
| DNF | Noemie Desailly (FRA) | |||
| DNF | Anja Dlauhy (AUT) | |||
| DNF | Andrea Rooth (NOR) |
Vanninen led from the opening hurdles and was never headed. Sofie Dokter (NED) came closest after the high jump, 28 back; the shot put ended that challenge, Vanninen throwing 14.90 for 854 points against 12.30 for 681, which took the lead to 201. It grew in every event after that, to 395 after the javelin.
Vanninen was first at the day break on 3751 and 66 above her own PB series, having taken 38 in the hurdles and 39 in the shot. Day 2 was where the 410 was made. The long jump gave 179, 6.34 against a 5.76 series mark and the largest single gain in the field, and the javelin 145 at 47.01 for 802 points against a 39.45 series mark. She went into the 800m 390 above the series and finished 410 above it.
Dokter was second after every event from the high jump. She closed day 1 on 3573 and 99 above her PB series, with 1.81 for 991 points and 24.60 over 200m worth 64 above the series mark. Day 2 followed the same shape as the winner's: 173 in the long jump at 6.14 against a 5.57 series mark and 75 in the javelin. She finished 5878, 323 above the series and a personal best on the 5555 she scored in Tilburg in May.
Marie Dehning (GER) was fourth at the day break on 3454 and 72 above her PB series, with 49 of it from the high jump. Day 2 gave 42 in the long jump and then took 85 in the javelin, 41.12 against a 45.54 series mark, which was the largest single loss on her sheet. She ran 2.21.01 in the 800m for 810 points, 20 above her series mark, and took third by 48.
Serina Riedel (GER) finished 48 behind Dehning in fourth, and the 800m produced it. She went into the last event 10 behind; Dehning ran 810 points to her 772, and the gap became 48. Riedel's own competition was 105 above her PB series, with 59 from the hurdles and 51 from a 6.33 long jump.
Thirteen women beat their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. Valeriya Mukhobrod (UKR) made the largest gain, 454 for eleventh, then Vanninen 410 and Dokter 323. Neea Käyhkö (FIN) took 232 for sixth and Tuvalisa Rosenquist (SWE) 219 for ninth. Andrea Rooth (NOR), the third-ranked entrant on 5727 from Sollentuna in June 2021, did not start the hurdles.
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