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heptathlon
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heptathlon: see under decathlon decathlon , in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump; the discus throw; the shot putt; the javelin throw; the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-meter races; the 110-meter
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heptathlon

Women'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.


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


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Sotherton's average from her three heptathlons in the series was 6,383.
 
 
 
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