decathlon
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See also: décathlon
Etymology
From deca- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈkæθlɒn/, /dɪˈkæθlɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
decathlon (plural decathlons or decathla)
- An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
- 2020 December 2, Richard Goldstein, “Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead”, in The New York Times:
- He entered U.C.L.A. in 1954 and played for the renowned coach John Wooden’s basketball team there while training for decathlons.
- 2021 July 6, Shauna Farnell, “An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men?”, in The New York Times:
- For now, Gray and her peers are able to compete for Olympic berths only in the seven-event heptathlon, while the decathlon is restricted to men.
- A contest in science and math proving skill.
Related terms
Translations
athletic contest
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Noun
decathlon m (invariable)
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