2026-03 WIC Toruń POL - Men's Heptathlon
Simon Ehammer (SUI) won the men's heptathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń on 20 March 2026 with 6670 points, 164 above the personal best he set in Apeldoorn in March 2025. He led after every one of the seven events.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 6670 | +164 | |
| 2 | Heath Baldwin (USA) | 6337 | -333 | +92 |
| 3 | Kyle Garland (USA) | 6245 | -425 | -394 |
| 4 | Vilém Stráský (CZE) | 6188 | -482 | +26 |
| 5 | Jente Hauttekeete (BEL) | 6049 | -621 | -210 |
| 6 | Teo Bastien (FRA) | 6004 | -666 | -74 |
| 7 | Jeff Tesselaar (NED) | 5960 | -710 | +12 |
| 8 | Rasmus Roosleht (EST) | 5952 | -718 | -110 |
| 9 | Manuel Eitel (GER) | 5818 | -852 | -229 |
| 10 | Kendrick Thompson (BAH) | 5776 | -894 | -187 |
| 11 | Ondřej Kopecký (CZE) | 5772 | -898 | -287 |
| 12 | José Fernando Ferreira Santana (BRA) | 5627 | -1043 | -383 |
| DNF | Dario Dester (ITA) | |||
| DNF | Makenson Gletty (FRA) |
Ehammer led from the opening 60m and was never headed. Kyle Garland (USA) came closest in the high jump, clearing 2.14 for 934 points against 2.02 for 822 and cutting the margin from 150 to 38. The hurdles ended that challenge: Ehammer ran 7.52 for 1106 points, Garland 8.21 for 930, and the lead went back to 214. The pole vault took it to 355.
Ehammer was first at the day break on 3698 and 51 above his own PB series, with 6.69 in the 60m for 995 points and 8.15 in the long jump for 1099. Day 2 added 113 and no event went backwards: 42 in the hurdles, 63 at 5.30 in the pole vault for 1004 points and 8 in a 2.41.04 for 862. He finished 164 above the series.
Heath Baldwin (USA) was seventh after the 60m and third at the day break on 3510, 22 under his PB series, having lost 84 in the long jump at 7.34 against a 7.68 series mark and taken 67 back in the shot. Day 2 turned it: 28 in the hurdles, then 5.00 in the pole vault for 910 points and 76 above his series mark, which moved him to second, and 10 more in the 1000m. He finished 6337, 92 above the series and a personal best on the 6245 he scored in Indianapolis.
Garland came in with the best pre-competition PB in the field, 6639 from Albuquerque, and was second after every event from the long jump. He was 113 under his own PB series at the day break and day 2 opened the gap: 8.21 in the hurdles cost 118 against a 7.74 series mark and 4.70 in the pole vault 141 against 5.16, which dropped him to third. He finished 394 under the series.
Vilém Stráský (CZE) took fourth, 57 behind Garland. The gap was 375 at the day break, the high jump alone worth 194 of it, and 171 after the pole vault. Stráský ran 2.33.25 in the 1000m for 950 points against Garland's 836 and closed 114. His own competition finished 26 above his PB series, 61 of it from 5.10 in the pole vault for 941 points.
Four men finished above their PB series, and each of those is a personal best: Ehammer by 164, Baldwin by 92, Stráský by 26 and Jeff Tesselaar (NED) by 12 in seventh. Garland's 394 was the largest shortfall in the field's top half, and Jente Hauttekeete (BEL), the third-ranked entrant on 6259 from Apeldoorn in March 2025, finished fifth and 210 under his series.
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