decathlon
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
Origin of decathlon
1Words Nearby decathlon
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How to use decathlon in a sentence
"I did ask Ashton Eaton to come out," the driver of USA-1 said of the 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, who declined.
Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder? | Kevin Fixler | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDylan Bright died too young to compete in the decathlon of Flourishing.
What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life | Dan Slater | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne example among several: his time in the decathlon 1,500-meter run—4 minutes 40.1 seconds—was not beaten until the 1972 Games.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story | Kate Buford | August 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the decathlon.
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British Dictionary definitions for decathlon
/ (dɪˈkæθlɒn) /
an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events: Compare pentathlon
Origin of decathlon
1Derived forms of decathlon
- decathlete, noun
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