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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
So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Jessica Ennis-Hill, 2012 Olympics Ennis-Hill’s celebration after winning the 800m event to secure a gold medal in the Olympic heptathlon was pure emotion.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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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
So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Jessica Ennis-Hill, 2012 Olympics Ennis-Hill’s celebration after winning the 800m event to secure a gold medal in the Olympic heptathlon was pure emotion.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heptathlon
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Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Born on July 27, 1954, in Israel, Janklowicz was a one-time Olympic hopeful in the decathlon, and dedicated his early years to track and field before serving as a fitness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Aguilar won two conference decathlon titles (2022 and 2023) and set the program record with 7,470 points.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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At the university, Lincoln Sabini worked on the student farm, was a member of the triathlon sports club and was a swimming instructor with campus recreation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
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Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Trysta Krick and Jay Croucher discuss the World Cup odds for best player of the tournament, and Croucher shares his reasoning behind liking France's Kylian Mbappé (+900) best for the award.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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