Antonio Peñalver (an Olympic medallist two years later) won the first decathlon to be held at the championships, while Orlane dos Santos won the inaugural women's heptathlon competition.
Felix is coached by Bobby Kersee, husband and coach of Olympic champion and world record holding heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Barrefors is a four time first team NCAA All-America athlete, gaining the honor twice in the outdoor decathlon (2009 and 2012 ) and twice for the indoor heptathlon (also in 2009 and 2012).
Battaglia would eventually qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships -and USA Track and Field Championships- in both the heptathlon and javelin throw.
Spending her amateur career with Washington State University, she won her first major national honours in 2001, taking the national junior championship in the heptathlon.
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She took first place with event bests in the 800 meters and shot put, and a personal heptathlon best of 6290 points, finishing ahead of Sharon Day and Bettie Wade.
Born in the southern Hungarian town of Kiskunhalas, she spent her youth as an athlete training for the heptathlon.
Dhouibi also holds the African record in heptathlon (indoor) with 5733 points, achieved in March 2003 in Aubière.
Heike Tischler (born 4 February 1964 in Saalfeld, Thuringia) is a retired German heptathlete.
She set her personal best (6374 points) in the heptathlon on 29 July 1995 at a meet in Colorado Springs.
The Meeting International in Arles, France was an annual athletics meet in which international athletes competed in the Decathlon and Heptathlon.
At the 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Krais finished second in the heptathlon with a points total of 6030, finishing behind Sharon Day.
Competing for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks in 2000 and 2001, Miller set school records in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meters, 800-meters, long jump and heptathlon.
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Virginia (Gi-Gi) Miller-Johnson (born January 12, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a world class heptathlete and former US champion.