US EditionSwitzerland's Ehammer sets indoor heptathlon world record
- Switzerland's Simon Ehammer set a new world indoor heptathlon record with 6,670 points in Torun, Poland.
- Ehammer surpassed Ashton Eaton's 2012 record of 6,645 points by 25 points.
- He won the 60m, long jump, 60m hurdles, and pole vault, and also performed well in other events.
- American athletes Heath Baldwin and Kyle Garland finished second and third with 6,337 and 6,245 points respectively.
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At the Torun World Athletics Championships in Poland, the Appenzellois achieved two perfect days and improved the overall points that the American Ashton Eaton had held since 2012Swiss Simon Ehammer won the World Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland, on Saturday. The 26-year-old Appenzellois, already in Glasgow two years ago, added a world record to his performance. With a total of 6670 points, Ehammer improved by 25 points the reference mar…
New world record in seven-fighting: The Swiss Simon Ehammer has improved the 14-year-long best performance of the American Ashton Eaton (USA/6645) by 25 points to 6670 points! In the final 1000 m race, the 26-year-old ran 2:41.04 minutes and reached the goal of his dreams: gold and world record! In a sensational multi-fight Ehammer, who had already become seven-fighting world champion in Glasgow two years ago, extinguished the once untouchable w…
Swiss athlete Simon Ehammer scored 6,670 points and set a world record in the heptathlon on the second day of the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, where eleven sets of medals will be awarded.
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This Saturday, Switzerland's Simon Ehammer beat the heptathlon world record, which has held since 2012, with a total of 6,670 points at the world championships of athletics in Torun (Poland).
Simon Ehammer was brilliant in Torun.
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