Decathlon - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Decathlon :  (noun)

1: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Based on WordNet 2.0

Decathlon : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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