Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon
| Women's heptathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 15–16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning points | 6733 | ||||||||||||
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Nataliya Dobrynska |
 Ukraine
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Hyleas Fountain |
 United States
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Tatyana Chernova |
 Russia
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The women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
* Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.
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