decathlon

[ dih-kath-lon ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.

decathlon

/ dɪˈkæθlɒn /

an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events Compare pentathlon

1910–15; dec- + Greek âthlon prize, contest

C20: from deca- + Greek athlon contest, prize; see athlete

"I did ask Ashton Eaton to come out," the driver of USA-1 said of the 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, who declined.

Dylan Bright died too young to compete in the Decathlon of Flourishing.

One example among several: his time in the decathlon 1,500-meter run—4 minutes 40.1 seconds—was not beaten until the 1972 Games.

There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon.

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