| 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 22nd |
| Dates | 27 April–4 October |
| Meetings | 11 |
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The2019IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the 22nd edition of the global series ofcombined track and field event meetings organised by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It featureddecathlon for men andheptathlon for women. A total of eleven meetings were in the 2019 series, starting at theMultistars meet on 27 April and finishing at the2019 World Athletics Championships on 4 October.
Athletes scored points based on their performances at meetings in the series, with the overall winners being the athletes with the highest aggregate score over three meetings. The total prize money was US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each received $30,000, while second and third placed athletes were entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes were given to the rest of the top eight finishers. The overall winners wereDamian Warner of Canada with 25,753 points in the decathlon and AustrianVerena Preiner with 19,623 points in the heptathlon.[1]
The 2019 challenge included eleven meetings, covering invitational meetings, as well as national, regional andinternational championships and games.
| Date | Event | Location | Country | Type | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27–28 April | Multistars | Lana | Italy | Invitational | Results | [2][3] |
| 25–26 May | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | Austria | Invitational | Results | [4][5] |
| 8–9 June | Meeting Internacional Arona | Arona | Spain | Invitational | Results | [6][7] |
| 22–23 June | Décastar | Talence | France | Invitational | Results | [8][9] |
| 29–30 June | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen | Germany | Invitational | Results | [10][11] |
| 5–7 July | European Combined Events Team Championships (Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League) | Ribeira Brava/Lutsk | Portugal/Ukraine | Continental championships | Results | [12][13] |
| 25–28 July | USA Championships | Des Moines | United States | National championships | Results | [14][15] |
| 6–8 August | Pan American Games | Lima | Peru | Continental games | Decathlon/Heptathlon | [16][17] |
| 2–4 October | World Championships | Doha | Qatar | World championships | Decathlon/Heptathlon | [18][19] |
The following are the rankings of all athletes who competed at three series meets or more.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Warner |  Canada | 3 | 25753 |
| 2 | Maicel Uibo |  Estonia | 3 | 25138 |
| 3 | Pierce LePage | Canada | 3 | 25059 |
| 4 | Janek Õiglane | Estonia | 3 | 24343 |
| 5 | Tim Nowak |  Germany | 3 | 24215 |
| 6 | Kai Kazmirek | Germany | 3 | 24082 |
| 7 | Martin Roe |  Norway | 4 | 23977 |
| 8 | Kristjan Rosenberg | Estonia | 3 | 23861 |
| 9 | Fredrik Samuelsson |  Sweden | 3 | 23807 |
| 10 | Paweł Wiesiołek |  Poland | 3 | 23788 |
| 11 | Vital Zhuk |  Belarus | 4 | 23439 |
| 12 | Risto Lillemets | Estonia | 3 | 22942 |
| 13 | Andrew Murphy |  Great Britain | 3 | 22145 |
| 14 | Lindon Victor |  Grenada | 3 | 16713 |
| 15 | Ilya Shkurenyov |  Authorised Neutral Athletes | 3 | 16476 |
| 16 | Devon Williams |  United States | 3 | 16219 |
| 17 | Mathias Brugger | Germany | 3 | 15987 |
| 18 | Bastien Auzeil |  France | 3 | 15304 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verena Preiner |  Austria | 3 | 19623 |
| 2 | Erica Bougard | United States | 3 | 19507 |
| 3 | Kendell Williams | United States | 3 | 19437 |
| 4 | Nadine Broersen |  Netherlands | 3 | 18921 |
| 5 | Annie Kunz | United States | 5 | 18318 |
| 6 | Chari Hawkins | United States | 3 | 18275 |
| 7 | Noor Vidts |  Belgium | 3 | 18210 |
| 8 | Riley Cooks | United States | 4 | 17707 |
| 9 | Vanessa Chefer Spínola |  Brazil | 3 | 17499 |
| 10 | Allison Halverson | United States | 3 | 17487 |
| 11 | Carmen Ramos |  Spain | 3 | 16318 |
| 24 | Kateřina Cachová |  Czech Republic | 3 | 12021 |
| 28 | Grit Šadeiko | Estonia | 3 | 11365 |
| 29 | Marthe Koala |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 11330 |
