Look up: decathlon

1. decathlon
   [n] - an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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2. Decathlon
   De·cath'lon noun [ See Deca- ; Pentathlon .] 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, ...
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3. decathlon
   noun an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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4. Decathlon
   • (n.) 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.
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5. decathlon
   athletic competition lasting two consecutive days in which contestants take part in 10 track-and-field events. It was introduced as a three-day event ... [1 related articles]
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6. decathlon
   decathlon An athletic contest consisting of ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant having the highest total score.
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7. decathlon
   ten track and field events
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8. decathlon
   decathlon (dikăth'lon) , in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump; the discus throw; the shot putt; the javelin throw; the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-meter races; the 110-meter hurdle rac...
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9. Decathlon
   The decathlon is a standard event on the programme of all major athletics championships. It entered the Olympics in 1912 and is a two day event testing sprinting, hurdling, middle-distance running and a range of field events.
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10. decathlon
    Two-day athletic competition for men consisting of ten events: 100 metres, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 metres (day one); 110-metre hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500 metres (day two). Points are awarded for performances, and the winner is the athlete with the greatest aggregate score. The decathlon is an Olympic eve...
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11. Decathlon
    :"Decathlete" redirects here. For the video game, see DecAthlete (video game). For other uses, see Decathlon (disambiguation) The `decathlon` is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin (from δέκα deka ...
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12. Decathlon
    (horse) `Decathlon` (foaled in 1953) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse in 1956 and 1957. He was sired by Olympia, the Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1974. His dam was Dog Blessed, a daughter of Bull Dog, the 1943 Leading sire in No...
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