Definitions for Decathlon
dɪˈkæθ lɒnde·cathlon

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1. decathlonnoun

   an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

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1. decathlonnoun

   an athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days

2. decathlonnoun

   a contest in science and math proving skill

3. Etymology: From the Greek stem dec meaning ten

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1. Decathlon

   The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or “prize”). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics, and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884. Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games.In modern athletics, the ten events are: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metre hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus throw, javelin throw and shotput. The current official decathlon world record holder is Frenchman Kevin Mayer, who scored a total of 9,126 points at the 2018 Décastar in France.

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1. decathlon

   A decathlon is a track and field athletic event consisting of ten different competitions, typically spread over two days. The events include various running races (100m, 400m, 1500m), jumping competitions (long jump, high jump, pole vault), throwing contests (shot put, discus throw, javelin throw), and hurdles. Participants are awarded points for their performance in each event and the athlete with the highest total points at the end is declared the winner. It is considered a test of overall athleticism and endurance.

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1. Decathlon

   The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin, from δέκα and ἄθλος. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the man who wins the Olympic decathlon. This began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "You, sir, are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The current decathlon world record holder is American Ashton Eaton, who scored 9,039 points at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. The event developed from the ancient pentathlon. Pentathlon competitions were held at the ancient Greek Olympics. Pentathlons involved five disciplines – long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, sprint and a wrestling match. Introduced in Olympia during 708 BC, the competition was extremely popular for many centuries. By the 6th century BC, pentathlons had become part of religious games. The Amateur Athletic Union held "all around events" from the 1880s and a decathlon first appeared on the Olympic athletics program at the 1904 Games.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decathlon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decathlon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Decathlon in a Sentence

1. Ashton Eaton:

   In the 1,500, I was having doubts, I didn't know if I could do it, it's like two years since I did a decathlon like this, and it's different from when I did the record in Eugene. This was 12-hour days.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Decathlon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decathlon
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decathlon
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