heptathlon

[ hep-tath-luhn, ‑lon ]

noun

1. an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.

heptathlon

/ hɛpˈtæθlɒn /

noun

1. an athletic contest for women in which each athlete competes in seven different events

Derived Forms

• hepˈtathlete, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heptathlon¹

First recorded in 1985–90; hept- ( def ) + (dec)athlon

Word History and Origins

Origin of heptathlon¹

C20: from hepta- + Greek athlon contest

Example Sentences

Other BBC TV highlights include 8.5m viewers tuning in to watch Adam Peaty take silver in the men's 100m breaststroke final and 7.3m viewers watching Katarina Johnson-Thompson secure her first Olympic medal with a silver in the heptathlon.

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The 51-year-old, who won heptathlon gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, received a damehood in the King's New Year Honours 2023.

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Team GB's Katarina Johnson-Thompson tells BBC Sport the way she performed during her silver-medal winning heptathlon at Paris 2024 makes her feel she has "longevity" in the event.

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Watch the highlights from Katarina Johnson-Thompson's silver medal-winning performance across two days in the women's heptathlon at the Paris Olympics.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she is "overwhelmed" to win her first Olympic medal, picking up silver for Team GB in the women's heptathlon at Paris 2024.

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