How to Use heptathlon in a Sentence

heptathlon

noun

• She won a gold medal in the heptathlon.
• The final heptathlon event of the day is the 200 meters.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2021
• The girls complete the heptathlon with the long jump, javelin throw and the 800-meter run.
  — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2022
• Hallock has a PR throw in the shot; is in 17th place in the heptathlon after the first day.
  — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 10 June 2017
• But the heptathlon trials were set to start at 1:15 p.m.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2022
• Nathan, a 2000 Olympian in the heptathlon, coached Irby at Pike.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2021
• Hall won her 800 — the seventh and final event in the two-day heptathlon — to win the title and make the Olympics.
  — Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
• Lodge wasn't even thinking about the heptathlon last year.
  — Matthew Conyers, courant.com, 13 June 2017
• One of his cousins is Grete Sadeiko, who is training for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the heptathlon.
  — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
• On the women’s side, Katie Conklin is in seventh in the heptathlon.
  — Ryan Horlen, idahostatesman, 1 May 2017
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s world record in the heptathlon has stood for 31 years.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2019
• Teammate Erin Hines won the heptathlon long jump with a leap of 5.61 meters Friday.
  — Samford Athletics, AL.com, 12 May 2017
• Next season, Schuller will compete for Stanford in both the vault and the seven-event heptathlon.
  — Lee Nichols, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• The evening session will see the finals of the women’s triple jump and women’s 1,500 meters, as well as the conclusion of the heptathlon.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
• She’s set college records at Cornell for heptathlon and pentathlon, which stand to this day.
  — Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 22 Jan. 2018
• This season Iuel and the coaching staff decided to shelve the heptathlon and focus on the hurdles.
  — Scott Reid, Orange County Register, 29 Apr. 2017
• Hall used to watch videos of Joyner-Kersee, who is considered the gold standard of the women’s heptathlon.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
• Men compete in decathlon, while the women’s multi-event is the heptathlon.
  — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
• The freshman also dominated the heptathlon and finished second in the long jump and third in the shot put.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 23 May 2021
• Redshirt junior Jonathan Wells has built his reputation for the Illinois men’s track team in the long jump, the high jump and the heptathlon.
  — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
• The heptathlon, which is made up of seven events, isn’t held in UIL competitions.
  — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
• Nafissatou Thiam fights through an elbow injury to assume the world lead in the heptathlon.
  — oregonlive.com, 24 June 2019
• Last season, Wells finished eighth in the heptathlon during the indoor season and tied for ninth in the high jump in the outdoor season.
  — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
• The heptathlon isn't one of track and field's most glamorous events, but Hall appears destined to blossom into one of its stars.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• Joyner-Kersee was impressed that Hall competed in the open 400-m hurdles race as well as the heptathlon.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
• The decathlon runs Wednesday and Thursday, and the heptathlon is set for Friday and Saturday.
  — oregonlive.com, 5 June 2019
• Ford dominated the heptathlon both days finishing first in five of the seven events and fourth in the other two.
  — al, 17 May 2023
• Action begins today at 11:30 a.m. with the heptathlon long jump.
  — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 9 June 2018
• Joyner-Kersee joined her brother on the medals table, winning silver in the heptathlon.
  — Jazmine Thomas, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• Arkansas is on pace to score major points in the heptathlon today with the Razorbacks in the top four spots through four of seven events.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024