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a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Rowe teaches advanced English classes and also coaches the academic decathlon team that competes in eight subjects, including literature and math.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Mississippi State sophomore all but wrapped up the decathlon title after Wednesday during the first day of the two-day event.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
The last time, decathlon gold medal winner Rafer Johnson lit the torch that’s still there today at the impressive Coliseum entrance.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 8 May 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Rowe teaches advanced English classes and also coaches the academic decathlon team that competes in eight subjects, including literature and math.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Mississippi State sophomore all but wrapped up the decathlon title after Wednesday during the first day of the two-day event.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
The last time, decathlon gold medal winner Rafer Johnson lit the torch that’s still there today at the impressive Coliseum entrance.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decathlon
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The Warriors finished 37-45 this year while dealing with numerous injuries, including losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury in January and Curry’s 27-game absence with a right knee injury of his own.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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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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The heptathlon is a seven-event test — consisting of the high jump, 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, shot put, long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run — conducted over two days.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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How other Longhorns did at the Texas Relays In other Relays news, UT sophomore Tabea Eitel, who was second in the heptathlon after Wednesday's competition, finished second Thursday.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hawai’i is in the final for the fourth time in the past six years, having won the 2021 and 2022 titles before losing to UCLA in the 2023 title match.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Adding a gold medal to his nine NBA titles (four with the Warriors, one as a player), Kerr coaches the United States to a 98-87 win over host France in the men’s basketball final of the 2024 Olympics.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 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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The annual Orange County Multi-Sport Festival featured several events for beginner and advanced competitors, including an Olympic-length triathlon, a sprint triathlon, a duathlon relay, a 5K and even a triathlon for kids, among others.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Upon her return to Ring of Honor, she was thrust into a tournament to determine the first ROH women’s pure champion.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men’s and the women’s tournaments.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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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Our daughters no longer feel safe in their sports or private spaces.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Like the sitcom, the soap, and the live-sports broadcast, the natural-history documentary is a perfect fit for the small screen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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