The men's heptathlon event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Změlík Czech Republic
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Erki Nool Estonia
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Jón Arnar Magnússon Iceland
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Results
edit60 metres
edit| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chris Huffins |  United States |
6.61 | 1026 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
6.85 | 936 | |
| 3 | 2 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
6.86 | 933 | |
| 4 | 2 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
6.99 | 886 | |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
7.00 | 882 | |
| 6 | 2 | Christian Plaziat |  France |
7.11 | 844 | |
| 7 | 2 | Steve Fritz | United States |
7.15 | 830 | |
| 8 | 1 | Francisco Javier Benet |  Spain |
7.21 | 809 | |
| 9 | 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
7.25 | 796 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sebastian Chmara |  Poland |
7.34 | 765 | |
| 1 | Michael Kohnle |  Germany |
DNS | 0 | ||
| 2 | Dirk-Achim Pajonk | Germany |
DNS | 0 |
Long jump
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
7.47 | – | 7.69 | 7.69 | 982 | 1868 | |
| 2 | Christian Plaziat | France |
– | – | 7.58 | 7.58 | 955 | 1799 | |
| 3 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
7.52 | 7.56 | – | 7.56 | 950 | 1886 | |
| 4 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
7.36 | 7.53 | – | 7.53 | 942 | 1824 | |
| 5 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
7.44 | – | – | 7.44 | 920 | 1853 | |
| 6 | Steve Fritz | United States |
7.17 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 883 | 1713 | |
| 7 | Chris Huffins | United States |
– | – | 7.18 | 7.18 | 857 | 1883 | |
| 8 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland |
7.02 | 7.01 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 840 | 1605 | |
| 9 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
6.65 | 7.07 | 7.06 | 7.07 | 830 | 1626 | |
| Francisco Javier Benet | Spain |
– | – | – | NM | 0 | 809 |
Shot put
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
– | 16.05 | 16.27 | 16.27 | 868 | 2754 | |
| 2 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
16.25 | 15.96 | – | 16.25 | 867 | 2735 | |
| 3 | Chris Huffins | United States |
15.42 | 15.55 | – | 15.55 | 824 | 2707 | |
| 4 | Steve Fritz | United States |
14.93 | – | 14.58 | 14.93 | 785 | 2498 | |
| 5 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
14.22 | 13.43 | 14.70 | 14.70 | 771 | 2624 | |
| 6 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
14.39 | 14.51 | – | 14.51 | 760 | 2584 | |
| 7 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland |
13.78 | 13.39 | 14.17 | 14.17 | 739 | 2344 | |
| 8 | Christian Plaziat | France |
– | 14.04 | 14.10 | 14.10 | 734 | 2533 | |
| 9 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
13.12 | 13.07 | 13.64 | 13.64 | 706 | 2332 | |
| 10 | Francisco Javier Benet | Spain |
12.99 | 13.30 | – | 13.30 | 686 | 1495 |
High jump
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.13 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland |
– | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.10 | 896 | 3240 | |
| 2 | Christian Plaziat | France |
– | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | 2.04 | 840 | 3373 | |||
| 3 | Chris Huffins | United States |
– | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | 2.04 | 840 | 3547 | |||
| 4 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
– | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 2.04 | 840 | 3594 | |||
| 5 | Steve Fritz | United States |
– | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | 2.01 | 813 | 3311 | ||||
| 5 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
– | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.01 | 813 | 3397 | ||||
| 7 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
– | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.95 | 758 | 3382 | ||||||
| 8 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
– | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.92 | 731 | 3063 | |||||||
| 9 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
o | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | 1.92 | 731 | 3466 | |||||||
| Francisco Javier Benet | Spain |
DNS | 0 | DNF |
60 metres hurdles
edit| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Chris Huffins | United States |
7.80 | 1033 | 4580 | |
| 2 | 1 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
7.87 | 1015 | 4481 | |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
7.88 | 1012 | 4409 | |
| 4 | 2 | Christian Plaziat | France |
7.89 | 1010 | 4383 | |
| 5 | 2 | Steve Fritz | United States |
7.97 | 989 | 4300 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
8.02 | 977 | 4571 | |
| 7 | 1 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
8.08 | 962 | 4344 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
8.15 | 944 | 4007 | |
| 1 | Sebastian Chmara | Poland |
DNS | 0 | DNF |
Pole vault
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.50 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
– | o | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | 5.40 | 1035 | 5042 | |
| 2 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
– | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | 5.30 | 1004 | 5348 | ||
| 3 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
– | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 5.20 | 972 | 5381 | |||
| 4 | Steve Fritz | United States |
– | o | – | xo | xxo | o | xxx | 5.00 | 910 | 5210 | |||||
| 5 | Christian Plaziat | France |
– | o | – | o | xxo | xxx | 4.90 | 880 | 5263 | ||||||
| 6 | Chris Huffins | United States |
o | o | xo | xxx | 4.70 | 819 | 5399 | ||||||||
| 7 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
xo | o | xxx | 4.60 | 790 | 5361 | |||||||||
| Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
DNS | 0 | DNF |
1000 metres
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erki Nool | Estonia |
2:40.75 | 865 | |
| 2 | Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
2:42.41 | 847 | |
| 3 | Christian Plaziat | France |
2:42.75 | 843 | |
| 4 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
2:44.56 | 823 | |
| 5 | Steve Fritz | United States |
2:46.97 | 798 | |
| 6 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
2:48.24 | 784 | |
| 7 | Chris Huffins | United States |
2:53.53 | 729 |
Final standings
edit The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 60m | LJ | SP | HJ | 60m H | PV | 1000m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Robert Změlík | Czech Republic |
7.00 | 7.53 | 14.51 | 2.01 | 7.88 | 5.20 | 2:42.41 | 6228 | NR |
 |
Erki Nool | Estonia |
6.86 | 7.44 | 14.70 | 1.95 | 8.08 | 5.30 | 2:40.75 | 6213 | PB |
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Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland |
6.85 | 7.56 | 16.27 | 2.04 | 8.02 | 4.60 | 2:48.24 | 6145 | NR |
| 4 | Chris Huffins | United States |
6.61 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 2.04 | 7.80 | 4.70 | 2:53.53 | 6128 | |
| 5 | Christian Plaziat | France |
7.11 | 7.58 | 14.10 | 2.04 | 7.89 | 4.90 | 2:42.75 | 6106 | SB |
| 6 | Steve Fritz | United States |
7.15 | 7.29 | 14.93 | 2.01 | 7.97 | 5.00 | 2:46.97 | 6008 | |
| 7 | Sébastien Levicq | France |
7.25 | 7.07 | 13.64 | 1.92 | 8.15 | 5.40 | 2:44.56 | 5865 | |
| Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic |
6.99 | 7.69 | 16.25 | 1.92 | 7.87 | DNS | – | DNF | ||
| Sebastian Chmara | Poland |
7.34 | 7.11 | 14.17 | 2.10 | DNS | – | – | DNF | ||
| Francisco Javier Benet | Spain |
7.21 | NM | 13.30 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Michael Kohnle | Germany |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| Dirk-Achim Pajonk | Germany |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |