Silver 7: Brianne Theisen-Eaton's heptathlon quest
Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton won the silver medal in the women's heptathlon Tuesday at the world track and field championships in Moscow. Check out the Humboldt, Sask., native in action in each of the event's seven disciplines.
See Canadian medallist in action in each discipline
Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton won the silver medal in the women's heptathlon Tuesday at the world track and field championships in Moscow.
The heptathlon — essentially the women's version of the decathlon — is made up of seven disciplines: 100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin throw and 800 metres.
Theisen-Eaton, a 24-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., who is married to Olympic and world decathlon champion Ashton Eaton, set a personal best of 6,530 points to finish just behind gold medallist Ganna Melnichenko of Ukraine
Check out Theisen-Eaton in action in all seven stages of the heptathlon competition in Moscow in the photo gallery above.