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At the Great Southwest Classic in 2018, Hall’s club coach was with her in Albuquerque as the 17-year-old Valor Christian senior-to-be shattered the high school national record in the heptathlon.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Only Anna Hall, who finished fifth in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a better high school girls heptathlon score.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Hall walked away with another NCAA title in the heptathlon and a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
That didn’t keep away U.S. heptathlon champion Anna Hall, who stepped into the 400-meter hurdles at the latest slam.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 6 May 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Only Anna Hall, who finished fifth in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a better high school girls heptathlon score.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Hall walked away with another NCAA title in the heptathlon and a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
That didn’t keep away U.S. heptathlon champion Anna Hall, who stepped into the 400-meter hurdles at the latest slam.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heptathlon
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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Corbo, a first-team All-Dade player at Palmer, went to Ole Miss as a walk-on track athlete, training in the javelin throw as a freshman and in the decathlon as a sophomore.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, Venice Beach will be home to the triathlon competition, as well as the official starting locations for the marathon and cycling road courses, per a press release.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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By February, Stoeffler was cleared by Neely to start running, swimming and biking again for the triathlon that was three months away.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The biathlon will take place in the Antholz valley, about 30 miles north of Cortina, near the border with Austria.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2026
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At the 2022 Winter Games, Masters stole the show with one of the most impressive performances for any Paralympian or Olympian in history, winning seven medals across that year’s cross-country skiing and biathlon events.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The news of this partnership comes a little over a month before the NCAA March Madness tournament is set to kick off.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This mission hits a wall when the local gaming authority suspends all Hong Kong player accounts just weeks before a key tournament selection stage.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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