Definition of Decathlan
De*cath"lon (?), n. [See Deca-;
Pentathlon.] In the modern Olympic Games, a composite
contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot,
a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter
hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter
run.
De*cath"lon (?), n. [See Deca-;
Pentathlon.] In the modern Olympic Games, a composite
contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot,
a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter
hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter
run.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- an athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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