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decathlon
[dih-kath-lon]
noun
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
decathlon
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noun
an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events Compare pentathlon
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of decathlon1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of decathlon1
Example Sentences
Forman’s comical look at the decathlon is scored with bell ringers and yodelers, while Schlesinger’s intense “The Longest†intermixes the marathon with the attack by Palestinian terrorists on the Israeli quarters in the Olympic Village.
Jimmy was a national college decathlon champion, Merja a world-class volleyball player and Mark a Golden Gloves boxer in Las Vegas.
He held a news conference last week with Caitlyn Jenner, who won Olympic gold in the men’s decathlon in 1976 and later underwent a gender transition.
Smith says his work with two-time Olympic decathlon gold medallist Thompson is clearly paying off.
Asked to recount the revelry of the day before, he grins like a man who has just completed a decathlon and is pretty psyched about his performance.
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When To Use
A decathlon is an athletic competition in which athletes compete in 10 different track-and-field events.Decathlon events are usually spread out over multiple days (unlike endurance competitions such as triathlons, in which the events happen directly after one another).Which events are in a decathlon?The traditional modern decathlon includes the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400-meter running race on the first day; and a 110-meter hurdles race, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1,500-meter running race the second day.Athletes who compete in decathlons are called decathletes. They are often considered the world’s best all-around athletes due to their versatility and skill in multiple sports.The decathlon at the summer Olympic Games (the Summer Games) is widely considered the highest level of competition, featuring the best decathletes from around the world.Example: Most athletes are specialists—devoting all of their training to a single sport—but competing in a decathlon requires mastery of multiple sports.
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