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| de·cath·lon [ di káthlən, di káth lòn ] (plural de·cath·lons) |
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contest involving 10 track-and-field events: a contest in which athletes compete in ten different track-and-field events and are awarded points for each to find the best all-around athlete. The events are long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin, 110-meter hurdles, and running over 100 meters, 400 meters, and 1,500 meters.
See also heptathlonpentathlon (sense 2) triathlon
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| [Early 20th century. <deca- + Greek athlon "contest"] |
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