6831 points by Denise Lewis in 2000.
Jessica Ennis
There have been many heptathletes. There is the world/olympic record holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee, there is also the british record holder Denise Lewis. Most of the well known heptathletes are European although that is not always the case, Hyleas Fountain of the United States of America is a a also a well know heptathlete.
Before the current record holder, Edwards, was Willie Banks.
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As of May 2014, Jan _elezn_ is still the current Olympic record holder for the men's javelin. He became the record holder in April 1986.
Current record holder for the Olympics is Almuneda Cid, having participated in the Olympics for Rhythmic Gymnastics 4 times.
As of 2021, the current men's 100m world record holder is Usain Bolt from Jamaica, who set the record of 9.58 seconds in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
I'm not sure if this is the only event, but Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain is the world record holder in the triple jump with a jump of 18.29 meters.
The world record holder for the 1600 meter dash is Hicham El Guerrouj with a time of 3:43.13.
Galina Chistyakova and her record is 7.52 meters
Cesar Cielo
Usain Bolt
The current holder of the 1500 meters world record is Genzebe Dibaba from Ethiopia, with a time of 3:50.07 set in 2015.