2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon


The women's pentathlon at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016.
Returning silver medalist Brianne Theisen-Eaton came in with high expectations. She started the 60m hurdles with the fastest time of the day. Her high jump was the second best putting her firmly in the lead. In the shot put, Theisen-Eaton's 13.70 put her in the middle of the field, but paled in comparison to Alina Fyodorova's 15.44 personal best. And Anastasiya Mokhnyuk's 15.01 pushed both Ukrainian women ahead. In the Long Jump, extended her lead with a 6.66 personal best, while Fyodorova maintained second place. Going into the final event, the 800 metres, the medalists were apparently settled, Theisen-Eaton over a hundred points ahead of 4th place Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas but 36 points behind Fodorova and 140 points behind Mokhnyuk. Theisen-Eaton's faster 800 expected to overtake Fodorova for silver. In the race, Barbara Nwaba charged out to the lead with Theisen-Eaton marking her through 30 and 33 second laps. Even with the fast first half of the race, by the end of the third lap the lead pair had not dropped the pack enough to change the outcome. But Theisen-Eaton launched into a sprint that ultimately beat Nwaba to the finish line, a personal best 2:09.99 worth 965 points. Nwaba's 2:10.07 gave her enough of a gap on Zsivoczky-Farkas to get 4th place by 5 points. Further behind were Fodorova and even further to Mokhnyuk. Not only had Theisen-Eaton advanced to silver, she gained enough to get gold.
Less than a month after the event, Mokhnyuk tested positive for meldonium. The IAAF officially disqualified her in January 2019 and awarded the bronze medal Barbara Nwaba. Meldonium was only added to the list of prohibited substances on January 1, 2016. WADA is investigating whether a plethora of positive test results from early 2016 could be the residual result of usage prior to the ban.

Results

60 metres hurdles

The 60 metres hurdles were started at 11:15.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimePointsNotes
12Brianne Theisen-Eaton8.041120PB
22Anastasiya Mokhnyuk8.111104PB
31Alina Fyodorova8.271068PB
42Kendell Williams8.311059
52Kateřina Cachová8.341052
61Barbara Nwaba8.431032SB
72Makeba Alcide8.471024
81Celina Leffler8.491019SB
91Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas8.561004
101Georgia Ellenwood8.64987
111Morgan Lake8.70974
122Salcia Slack8.72969

High jump

The high jump was started at 12:15.
RankAthleteNationality1.641.671.701.731.761.791.821.851.881.91ResultPointsNotesTotal
1Morgan Lakeoooxoxxx1.8810802054
2Alina Fyodorovaooooooooxxx1.851041SB2109
3Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkasoxoooxooxxx1.851041SB2045
4Brianne Theisen-Eatonooxoxoxxx1.851041SB2161
5Anastasiya Mokhnyukoxoooxxoxxx1.851041PB2145
6Kendell Williamsxooooxxoxxoxxx1.8510412100
7Barbara Nwabaooooxoxxx1.8210032035
8Kateřina Cachováoooooxxoxxx1.799662018
9Georgia Ellenwoodoxooxxoxxx1.799661953
10Makeba Alcideoooxxooxxx1.769281952
11Celina Lefflerxxooxxoxxx1.70855SB1874
Salcia Slackxxx0969

Shot put

The shot put was started at 14:25.
RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesTotal
1Alina Fyodorova15.0515.4415.4115.448902999
2Anastasiya Mokhnyuk14.3514.1115.0115.01862PB3007
3Barbara Nwaba15.0015.00861PB2896
4Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas13.8814.5413.9214.54830PB2875
5Brianne Theisen-Eaton13.4413.6013.7013.70774SB2935
6Morgan Lake13.1813.6113.0113.61768SB2822
7Makeba Alcide13.4613.20x13.46758NR2710
8Kendell Williams13.45x13.0913.457572857
9Salcia Slack13.1413.24x13.247431712
10Celina Leffler12.5812.7413.1713.177392613
11Georgia Ellenwood12.5412.3012.2612.546972650
12Kateřina Cachová11.1312.2611.7612.26678SB2696

Long jump

The long jump was started at 17:15.
RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesTotal
1Anastasiya Mokhnyuk6.376.666.376.661059PB4066
2Brianne Theisen-Eaton6.376.42x6.42981SB3916
3Alina Fyodorova6.336.316.33953SB3952
4Kendell Williamsx6.306.106.309433800
5Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas6.28xx6.28937SB3812
6Kateřina Cachováx5.916.116.118833579
7Morgan Lake6.035.885.956.03859SB3681
8Georgia Ellenwood5.725.676.016.018533503
9Salcia Slackx5.93x5.938282540
10Makeba Alcide5.585.865.895.898163526
11Barbara Nwaba5.84x5.765.84801SB3697
12Celina Leffler5.645.835.755.837983411

800 metres

The 800 metres were started at 20:10.
RankNameNationalityTimePointsNotes
1Brianne Theisen-Eaton2:09.99965SB
2Barbara Nwaba2:10.07964SB
3Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas2:18.48844SB
4Makeba Alcide2:18.65842SB
5Salcia Slack2:19.00837
6Kateřina Cachová2:19.97824
7Georgia Ellenwood2:20.18821
8Morgan Lake2:20.40818
9Alina Fyodorova2:20.42818
10Kendell Williams2:22.82786
11Anastasiya Mokhnyuk2:23.19781
12Celina Leffler2:24.01770

Final standing

After all events.
RankAthleteNationality60m HHJSPLJ800mPointsNotes
Brianne Theisen-Eaton8.041.8513.706.422:09.994881WL
Alina Fyodorova8.271.8515.446.332:20.424770PB
Barbara Nwaba8.431.8215.005.842:10.074661PB
Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas8.561.8514.546.282:18.484656SB
Kendell Williams8.311.8513.456.302:22.824586
Morgan Lake8.701.8813.616.032:20.404499
Kateřina Cachová8.341.7912.266.112:19.974403
Makeba Alcide8.471.7613.465.892:18.654368
Georgia Ellenwood8.641.7912.546.012:20.184324
10Celina Leffler8.491.7013.175.832:24.014181
11Salcia Slack8.7213.245.932:19.003377
DQAnastasiya Mokhnyuk8.111.8515.016.662:23.194847PB