2021-07 EC U23 Women's Heptathlon
Adrianna Sułek (POL) won the women's heptathlon at the European U23 Championships on 8 July 2021 with 6305 points, 10 under the personal best she set at Götzis in May of the same year. She led from the high jump onwards.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrianna Sułek (POL) | 6305 | -10 | |
| 2 | Claudia Conte (ESP) | 6186 | -119 | +157 |
| 3 | Holly Mills (GBR) | 6095 | -210 | -116 |
| 4 | Sarah Lagger (AUT) | 6040 | -265 | -185 |
| 5 | Kristīne Blaževiča (LAT) | 6007 | -298 | +23 |
| 6 | Jade O'Dowda (GBR) | 6002 | -303 | -42 |
| 7 | Julia Słocka (POL) | 5798 | -507 | -91 |
| 8 | Louise Maraval (FRA) | 5725 | -580 | -1 |
| 9 | Edyta Bielska (POL) | 5713 | -592 | +6 |
| 10 | Yuliya Loban (UKR) | 5638 | -667 | -300 |
| 11 | Sandra Röthlin (SUI) | 5622 | -683 | -148 |
| 12 | Auriana Lazraq (FRA) | 5521 | -784 | -362 |
| 13 | Elise Hoel Ulseth (NOR) | 5405 | -900 | -179 |
| 14 | Katre Sofia Palm (EST) | 5174 | -1131 | -212 |
| DNF | Marta Giaele Giovannini (ITA) | |||
| DNF | Lydia Boll (SUI) | |||
| DNF | Leonie Cambours (FRA) | |||
| DNF | Klara Rådbo (SWE) | |||
| DNF | Kate O'Connor (IRL) | |||
| DNF | Jodie Smith (GBR) | |||
| DNF | Beatričė Juškevičiūtė (LTU) |
The high jump decided the lead. Holly Mills (GBR) had taken the opening hurdles with 13.40 for 1065 points and led by 5. Sułek cleared 1.84 for 1029, Mills 1.72 for 879, and Sułek moved to 2089 with 70 in hand. She led after every remaining event, by 150 after the 200m and 119 at the finish.
Sułek was first at the day break on 3838 and 43 above her own PB series, having taken 20 in the hurdles, 23 in the shot and 25 over 200m and lost 25 in the high jump. Day 2 cost 53. The long jump was the largest single loss on her sheet, 6.03 for 859 points against a 6.29 series mark, 81 down, and the javelin returned 34. She finished 10 under the series and 119 clear.
Claudia Conte (ESP) was eighth after the hurdles and fourth at the day break on 3553, 59 under her PB series, having lost 51 in the high jump and 34 in the shot. Day 2 turned the competition for second: 6.19 in the long jump for 908 points, 176 above her series mark and the largest single gain in the top five, then 47.04 in the javelin for 803 points, 84 above it. She finished 6186, 157 above the series and a personal best on the 6029 she scored in Arona in June.
Mills was second at the day break on 3688 and 135 under her PB series, one event responsible: 1.72 in the high jump for 879 points, 162 under the 1.85 in her series. Day 2 returned 19, with the long jump and javelin each about 30 above the series and the 800m 50 below. She held third by 55.
Sarah Lagger (AUT) finished 55 behind Mills in fourth. The long jump opened the gap: 5.88 for 813 points against 912 turned a 168-point deficit into 267. The javelin nearly closed it, Lagger throwing 47.99 for 821 points against 617 to take back 204, and the 800m returned 8 more. She finished 185 under her own PB series.
Kate O'Connor (IRL) came in with the second-best PB in the field, 6297 from Lana in April 2021. She was tenth on 4161 after the long jump, 306 under her own PB series, and did not start the javelin.
Three women finished above their PB series, and each of those is a personal best: Conte by 157, Kristīne Blaževiča (LAT) by 23 in fifth and Edyta Bielska (POL) by 6 in ninth. Auriana Lazraq (FRA), twelfth, finished 362 under her series and Yuliya Loban (UKR), tenth, 300 under.
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