2026-09 Décastar Talence | Women's Heptathlon
Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) won the women's heptathlon at the Décastar in Talence on 19 September 2026 with 6482 points, 531 under the personal best she brought from Götzis in May 2017. Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers (GER) was second on 6374, a personal best by 158, and one of four in the field to finish above her PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | 6482 | -531 | |
| 2 | Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers (GER) | 6374 | -108 | +158 |
| 3 | Noor Vidts (BEL) | 6329 | -153 | -378 |
| 4 | Vanessa Grimm (GER) | 6256 | -226 | -125 |
| 5 | Beatričė Juškevičiūtė (LTU) | 6223 | -259 | -100 |
| 6 | Mareike Rösing (GER) | 6167 | -315 | +62 |
| 7 | Liana Trümpi (SUI) | 6138 | -344 | +67 |
| 8 | Maddie Wilson (NZL) | 6103 | -379 | +44 |
| 9 | Ellen Barber (GBR) | 6052 | -430 | -117 |
| 10 | Célia Perron (FRA) | 6018 | -464 | -120 |
| 11 | Lovisa Karlsson (SWE) | 5993 | -489 | -225 |
| 12 | Erin Marsh (USA) | 5964 | -518 | -341 |
| 13 | Léonie Cambours (FRA) | 5954 | -528 | -238 |
| 14 | Elisa Pineau (FRA) | 5929 | -553 | -110 |
| 15 | Linda Bichsel (SUI) | 5862 | -620 | -149 |
| 16 | Ysee Le Philippe (FRA) | 5812 | -670 | -245 |
| 17 | Myke van de Wiel (NED) | 5694 | -788 | -335 |
| DNF | Sarah Lagger | |||
| DNF | Niamh Emerson (GBR) |
The javelin decided it. Ehlers led by 73 after the long jump, 4754 to 4681. Thiam threw 51.51 for 889 points against 40.78 for 682, and went into the 800m 134 clear. Ehlers ran 2.11.82 for 938 points to Thiam's 2.13.66 for 912 and took 26 of it back, which left the margin at 108.
Thiam was second at the day break on 3816 and 240 under her own PB series. The high jump accounted for 170 of that, 1.85 against the 1.98 she cleared at Götzis, with 57 lost in the hurdles and 53 in the 200m. The shot was the one event above her series mark on day 1, 15.10 for 868 points and 40 up, and it put her in the lead for the first time. The long jump, 6.05 for 865 points, was 162 under her series mark and left her second, 73 behind Ehlers. The javelin was 152 under her series mark and still put her 134 in front. The 800m, 2.13.66 for 912 points, was 23 above. She finished 531 under her PB series.
Ehlers led after the high jump, 1.91 for 1119 points and 65 above her series mark, 71 clear of Thiam on 2129. The shot cost her the lead, 12.16 for 672 points and 70 under her series mark, and she was third at the day break on 3753 and 48 above her PB series. The long jump, 6.48 for 1001 points, put her back in front by 73. The javelin, 40.78 for 682 points, was 89 above her own series mark and 207 short of Thiam's 889. She ran 2.11.82 in the 800m for 938 points, 30 above her series mark, and finished 158 above her PB series.
Noor Vidts (BEL) led at the day break on 3830, 14 clear of Thiam, after 24.31 in the 200m for 951 points. She was 121 under her PB series at that point, 50 of it from the high jump, 1.79 for 966 points, and 43 from the 200m. Day 2 took 257 more: the long jump, 6.00 for 850 points, was 125 under her series mark and dropped her to third, the javelin, 42.91 for 723 points, was 40 under, and the 800m, 2.12.69 for 926 points, was 92 under. She finished 378 under her PB series.
Vanessa Grimm (GER) finished 73 behind Vidts in fourth. The gap was made on day 1: she was 148 behind at the break, 75 of it from the high jump, 1.73 for 891 points against 1.79 for 966. Day 2 closed 75 of it, the javelin most of that at 45.43 for 772 points, 74 above her series mark, against 723. Her day 2 was 40 above her PB series and she finished 125 under it.
Ehlers was 158 above her PB series, a personal best on the 6216 she scored at Arona in June 2026. The javelin gave 89 of it, the high jump 65, the hurdles 39, the 800m 30 and the 200m 14, against 70 lost in the shot and 9 in the long jump. Three more finished above their PB series, each with a personal best: Liana Trümpi (SUI), seventh, by 67 on the 6071 from Lausanne in June 2025; Mareike Rösing (GER), sixth, by 62 on the 6105 from Hannover in August 2026; and Maddie Wilson (NZL), eighth, by 44 on the 6059 from Auckland in March 2026. Erin Marsh (USA), who led after the hurdles on 1141, finished twelfth, 341 under her PB series.
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