The following table shows the men's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1970 and ratified by IAAF from 1986.[1]
Record progression
| Athlete | Venue | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hans-Joachim Walde | Mainz | March 7, 1970 | 5429 |
| Herbert Swoboda | Mainz | March 6, 1971 | 5563 |
| Eberhard Stroot | Mainz | March 4, 1972 | 5716 |
| Guido Kratschmer | West Berlin | February 1, 1976 | 5724 |
| Guido Kratschmer | West Berlin | January 29, 1978 | 5860 |
 Viktor Gruzenkin | Ordzhonikidze | February 18, 1979 | 5934 |
| Aleksandr Nevskiy | Leningrad | March 2, 1980 | 6013 |
| Aleksandr Nevskiy | Gomel | February 20, 1982 | 6144 |
| Siegfried Wentz | Dortmund | February 15, 1986 | 6163 |
 Christian Plaziat | Vittel | February 12, 1989 | 6241 |
| Christian Plaziat | Nogent-sur-Oise | February 11, 1990 | 6273 |
| Christian Plaziat | Nogent-sur-Oise | February 2, 1992 | 6273 |
| Christian Plaziat | Genoa | February 29, 1992 | 6418 |
 Dan O'Brien | Toronto | March 14, 1993 | 6476 |
| Ashton Eaton | Fayetteville | March 13, 2010 | 6499 |
| Ashton Eaton | Tallinn | February 6, 2011 | 6568 |
| Ashton Eaton | Istanbul | March 10, 2012 | 6645 |
See also
References
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