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Gotzis: Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins heptathlon with personal best score

Katarina Johnson-Thompson won the heptathlon at the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting with a personal best and world-leading score of 6,813 points.

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Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 07:00
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Gotzis: Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins heptathlon with personal best score
Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Photo: Twitter

ATHLETICS NEWS - The 26-year-old Briton extended her overnight lead by leaping the furthest in the long jump - 6.68m.

She also performed strongly in the 800m to finish ahead of second-placed Latvian Laura Ikarniece (6,476) and Xeria Krizsan of Hungary (6,469).

Her previous best score was 6,759 as she won European silver last year.

After the long jump, the Commonwealth champion's javelin throw of 42.92m and second-best time of 2mins 8.28secs in the 800m were enough to secure the best heptathlon score of the season so far.

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