as in game
a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Recent Examples of decathlon
Grenada: The island nation in the eastern Caribbean needed just six athletes to win a medal, taking bronze in the men’s decathlon for an average of 0.1667 medals per athlete.
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Mark Puleo and John Bradford, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
That was Markus Rooth, who took gold in the men’s decathlon.
—Mark Puleo and John Bradford, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Mark Puleo and John Bradford, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
That was Markus Rooth, who took gold in the men’s decathlon.
—Mark Puleo and John Bradford, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for decathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decathlon
Noun
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Alcala is often seen at Verdugo's games, sporting team gear alongside their children, Efrain, A.J. and Alianna.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, that was overshadowed by Westbrook's mishaps in the final seconds of the game.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m. Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Teams from Argentina have managed to reach four of the last eight finals but only in 2018 could River Plate lift the trophy, in an all-Argentinian final against fierce rivals Boca Juniors.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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With under eight minutes left in Duke’s comfortable and convincing 85-65 victory over Alabama in Saturday night’s East regional final of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Blue Devils freshman phenom Cooper Flagg found himself with the basketball, being hounded by a smaller Crimson Tide player.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
30 Mar. 2025
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Haley also enjoys competing in triathlons, produces a podcast about the Cowboys Cheerleaders called Just4Kicks, and has a close relationship with her grandfather.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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No American has competed in triathlon and cycling at the same Olympics ever before.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
21 Nov. 2024
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The projections will be updated after the completion of every tournament game.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The team then had to fly to Spokane, Washington, for the next round of the tournament.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Connecting Tampa event at the Women’s Final Four is an initiative that has been running for several years, designed to provide college students and young professionals with opportunities to network with influential leaders in the sports industry.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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After Kornacki became a pop culture sensation during the 2020 election, NBC expanded his role to sports in 2021.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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