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heptathlon: see under decathlon heptathlon is the equivalent modern event for women, consisting of seven track-and-field events. Begun as an Olympic pentathlon in 1964, it was expanded in 1984 and now includes the long jump; the high jump; the shot put; the javelin throw; the 200- and 800-meter races; and the ..... Click the link for more information. . heptathlonWomen's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. The two-day event replaced the women's pentathlon in the Olympic Games after 1981. |
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| Rattler has qualified for the April 29 State Prelims in the seven-event heptathalon - the long jump, high jump, shot put, javelin, 100 meter hurdles, 800 meters and 200 meters - and has the fourth-best mark among Southern Californians. Shelia Burrell, who started her heptathalon career in the early 1990s at UCLA, ran with a stress fracture in her right foot, moved from 12th to fourth overall, just missing the bronze medal. |
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