Jessica Ennis , Briton Jessica Ennis wins women's heptathlon gold. Ennis started with a record in the hurdles and finished 36 hours later with an 800-meter run. Ennis went into the last of her seven events with a lead of 188 points over Austra Skujyte of Lithuania and won the last race in 2 minutes, 8.65 seconds.

Jessica Ennis

Briton Jessica Ennis wins women's heptathlon gold. Ennis started with a record in the hurdles and finished 36 hours later with an 800-meter run. Ennis went into the last of her seven events with a lead of 188 points over Austra Skujyte of Lithuania and won the last race in 2 minutes, 8.65 seconds.

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