heptathlon
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noun \hep-ˈtath-lən, -ˌlän, ÷-ˈta-thə-\Definition of HEPTATHLON
: a 7-event athletic contest; specifically : a composite contest for female athletes that consists of the 100-meter hurdles, the high jump, the shot put, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, the javelin throw, and the 800-meter run
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- She won a gold medal in the heptathlon.
Origin of HEPTATHLON
hept- + -athlon (as in decathlon)
First Known Use: 1977
Rhymes with HEPTATHLON
heptathlon
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. The two-day event replaced the women's pentathlon in the Olympic Games after 1981.
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