decathlon

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a contest in science and math proving skill
an athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days
In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run
The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events. a sports competition with 10 different events pentathlon, triathlon triathlon (deca- + athlon ). Composite athletic contest that consists of 10 different track-and-field competitions: the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-m runs, the 110-m high hurdles, the javelin and discus throws, shot put, pole vault, high jump, and long jump. Introduced as a three-day event at the 1912 Olympic Games, it later became a two-day event. Competitors are scored according to a table established by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. Decathletes are often regarded as the finest all-around athletes in the world
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
{i} sporting contest consisting of ten different track-and-field events
decathlon

    Silbentrennung

    de·cath·lon

    Türkische aussprache

    dikäthlôn

    Aussprache

    /dēˈkaᴛʜlôn/ /diːˈkæθlɔːn/

    Etymologie

    [ di-'kath-l&n, -"län ] (noun.) 1912. From the Greek stem dec meaning ten
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