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heptathlon
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▪ A month ago at a one-day test heptathlon in Tucson, she threw almost 160 feet compared to 136-7 Friday.
▪ Johnson must score 5, 600 points in the seven-event heptathlon to automatically qualify for the trials, June 14-23 in Atlanta.
▪ The Brit athletics superstar found Olympic gold in the heptathlon after two days of severe punishment.
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heptathlon

n. (context athletics English) an athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta (seven) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "feat"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.

There are two heptathlons – the women's heptathlon and the men's – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984.

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They had heard about Paul Faithful, in Toowoomba, who had coached one of Cathy's idols, Glynis Nunn, heptathlon gold medallist at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.