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Anna Hall stormed to the title befitting her list leader status. Taliyah Brooks took it down to the wire to tie a multis icon for bronze. (KEVIN MORRIS)

ON PAPER, Anna Hallâ€s search for her first global gold medal might have seemed daunting.

After all, the field included Nafi Thiam and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who have combined to win every previous one since â€16 and went 1-2 in Paris last summer.

But even at their very best, neither had scored as high as the 7032 total Hall posted in early June at Götzis. Only WR holder JJK has.

So unsurprisingly, Hall nailed that sought-after gold easily after taking silver (â€23) and bronze (â€22) in her previous WCs. Meanwhile, another 24-year-old — Irelandâ€s Kate Oâ€Connor— PRed by 227 points for the silver. The only finishing drama was in a delightful battle for the bronze.

Hereâ€s how it went down.

100H: Taliyah Brooks was fastest at 12.93 and Hall also started well at 13.05, 21 points better than in her Götzis score. KJT (13.44) and Thiam (13.59) were both in their first multis of the year but close to their times from Paris last year. Oâ€Connor also ran 13.44 — the first of 6 PRs she would have here.

HJ: Hall gained the overall lead she would not relinquish after she and Thiam were tops at 6-2¼ (1.89). The best high jumpers were off PR form. Hall had cleared a hept AR 6-4¾ (1.95) at Götzis and Thiam owns the hept WR of 6-7 (2.02) from â€19. KJT (PR 6-6/1.98) was a bar below at 6-1¼ (1.86) — a height that gave audible splendor as a PR for Oâ€Connor. The Irishwoman was now tied for 3rd overall with Johnson-Thompson.

SP: This event may have sealed it for Hall, who PRed twice. She joined the 50-foot club at 50-3¼ (15.32) in round 1 before blasting a final 51-10 (15.80). It also may have marked a changing of the guard as Hall topped Thiam for the first time in the shot in nearly doubling her lead, now at 147 points. Among Americans, only Jane Frederick (53-5¾/16.30), Kym Carter (52-8 ¾/16.07) and JJK (52-6/16.00) have ever put farther in a heptathlon. Thiam threw next-farthest at 48-8¾ (14.85). Oâ€Connor remained in 3rd (56 points behind Thiam) after her only non-PR of the meet, 47-1¾ (14.37).

200: Hall was second-fastest at 23.50 in capping her Day 1 total of 4154, just 7 points off her Götzis pace as her lead grew to 248 points. Oâ€Connor now led the chase pack at 3906 followed closely by KJT (3893) and Sofie Dokter (3890). Brooks was in 5th at 3828 as Thiam dropped to 6th at 3818.

LJ: Brooks launched out to 22-3½ (6.79), breaking a 7-year-old PR with a mark that would have placed 5th in the championship long jump. She also moved into 2nd overall, 111 points behind. Leader Hall was still very much in overall control despite struggling to reach the board with a best of 20-1 (6.12). KJT was sub-par at 21-¾ (6.42) (with a longer foul) and Oâ€Connor went 20-5 (6.22) (an outdoor PR) while Thiam managed just 19-8 (5.99) before dropping out.

JT: PRs landed for 7. including most of the contenders with Oâ€Connor leading the way at 174-2 (53.08). She moved to 2nd and virtually secured the silver behind Hall, who threw a PR 157-11 (48.13). Brooks dropped to 3rd despite a PR 142-3 (43.37) but improved her lead over KJT — who managed only 137-6 (41.91) — from 56 points to 84.

800: Hall bided her time until the final homestretch and won the race in 2:05.08 to seal her gold (6888). The next most watched runners were KJT and Brooks. The latterâ€s 84-point lead was worth about 6 seconds in the 800, but KJTâ€s PR of 2:04.90 was 8.32 seconds faster than Brooksâ€s (2:13.22). Here KJT finished 2nd in 2:07.38 and Brooks countered with her third PR of Day 2 at 2:13.17. That result yielded scores of 6581 for each to tie for the bronze after Oâ€Connor cemented the silver (6714 NR).

Hallâ€s gold was the first by an American since JJK in 1993, and Brooks gave the U.S. two in the medal count for the first time since 1987 (JJK gold, Frederick bronze).

“This gold means so much,†assessed the exuberant Hall. “Jackie [Joyner-Kersee] and I have talked about the Worlds and I am so glad to finally get my gold. I struggled with injuries in 2024 and my body did not let me perform to my full potential in Paris. Moving forward, I will continue to put my head down and try to improve in every event.

“I donâ€t think it has sunk in yet. I always believed I would be able to win but my body was not ready [at the 2024 Olympics]. I really enjoyed the crowd. One thing Jackie told me is to enjoy the moment because you never know. She told me to go out there and have fun. She texted me after most of the events. She told me to stand on my feet and hydrate. She even texted me after the long jump, saying to let it go and focus on the javelin. Itâ€s great to have her in my corner. She has a lot of confidence in me and I am so thankful for that.â€

WOMENâ€S HEPTATHLON RESULTS

(September 19–20)

1. Anna Hall (US) 6888

(13.05, 6-2¼/1.89, 51-10/15.80, 23.50 [4154-1], 20-1/6.12, 157-11/48.13, 2:06.08 [2734]);

2. Kate Oâ€Connor (Ire) 6714 NR

(13.44, 6-1¼/1.86, 47-1¾/14.37, 24.07 [3906-2], 20-5/6.22, 174-1/53.06, 2:09.56 [2808]);

3. Taliyah Brooks (US) 6581 PR (8, x A)

(12.93, 5-9¾/1.77, 45-8/13.92, 24.18 [3828-5], 22-3½/6.79, 142-3/43.37, 2:13.17 [2753]);

3. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GB) 6581

(13.44, 6-1¼/1.86, 43-10½/13.37, 23.51 [3893-3], 21-¾/6.42, 137-6/41.91, 2:07.38 [2688]);

5. Sandrina Sprengel (Ger) 6434 PR

(13.60, 5-9¾/1.77, 46-10¾/14.29, 24.36 [3736-9], 20-6¼/6.25, 169-6/51.66, 2:15.95 [2698]);

6. Sofie Dokter (Neth) 6432

(13.62, 6-1¼/1.86, 45-10½/13.98, 23.70 [3890-4], 20-2½/6.16, 139-9/42.61, 2:12.63 [2542]);

7. Saga Vanninen (Fin) 6396

(13.44, 5-10¾/1.80, 47-10½/14.59, 24.78 [3777-8], 19-7/5.97, 154-8/47.14, 2:09.33 [2619]);

8. Jade Oâ€Dowda (GB) 6391 PR

(13.34, 5-10¾/1.80, 44-5½/13.55, 25.07 [3696-15], 21-3½/6.49, 151-7/46.20, 2:14.18 [2695]);

9. Emma Oosterwegel (Neth) 6381

(13.28, 5-8½/1.74, 43-9¼/13.34, 24.03 [3714-11], 19-6/5.94, 164-8/50.19, 2:09.48 [2667]);

10. Martha Araujo (Col) 6324

(13.13, 5-8½/1.74, 45-10½/13.98, 24.67 [3718-10], 20-11¼/6.38, 154-2/47.00, 2:19.18 [2606]);

11. Michelle Atherley (US) 6287

(13.22, 5-6/1.68, 45-8/13.92, 23.86 [3704-12], 20-4¼/6.20, 132-3/40.32, 2:07.77 [2583]);

12. María Vicente (Spa) 6207

(13.65, 5-9¾/1.77, 43-9¼/13.34, 23.96 [3704-12], 20-¼/6.10, 146-3/44.58, 2:16.80 [2503]);

13. Sveva Gerevini (Ita) 6167; 14. BeatriÄÄ— JuÅ¡keviÄiÅ«tÄ— (Lit) 6151; 15. Adrianna SuÅ‚ek-Schubert (Pol) 6105; 16. Camryn Newton-Smith (Aus) 5925; 17. Tori West (Aus) 5778; 18. Auriana Lazraq-Khlass (Fra) 5758; 19. Pippi Lotta Enok (Est) 4259;

…DNFs—

Timara Chapman (US) 4790, Nafi Thiam (Bel) 4664, Abigail Pawlett (GB), Vanessa Grimm (Ger) 2590.

TOP 5s BY EVENT

100H: 1. Brooks 1135; 2. Juskeviciute 1120; 3. Hall 1117; 4. Araujo 1105; 5. Atherley 1091; … 9. tie, Johnson-Thompson & Oâ€Connor 1059.

HJ: 1. Hall 2210; 2. Thiam 2127; 3. tie, Johnson-Thompson & Oâ€Connor 2113; 5. Dokter 2087; 6. Brooks 2076.

SP: 1. Hall 3125; 2. Thiam 2978; 3. Oâ€Connor 2932; 4. Dokter 2880; 5. Vanninen 2870; 6. Johnson-Thompson & Brooks 2865.

200: 1. Hall 4154; 2. Oâ€Connor 3906; 3. Johnson-Thompson 3893; 4. Dokter 3890; 5. Brooks 3828.

LJ: 1. Hall 5041; 2. Brooks 4930; 3. Johnson-Thompson 4874; 4. Oâ€Connor 4824; 5. Dokter 4789.

JT: 1. Hall 5865; 2. Oâ€Connor 5743; 3. Brooks 5662; 4. Johnson-Thompson 5578; 5. Sprengel 5555.

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