Heptathlon vs. Decathlon
Heptathlonnoun
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning “seven”) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning ).
Decathlonnoun
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
Decathlonnoun
A contest in science and math proving skill.
Decathlonnoun
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.
Decathlonnoun
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word was formed, in analogy to the word , from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning ) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning or “prize”).
