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Recent Examples of heptathlon
Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m.
Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69.
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Cory Mull, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Anna Hall celebrates after finishing her last event of the Olympic Trials heptathlon.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
In many ways, support for the decathlon and heptathlon is not trending in the right direction.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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Cory Mull, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Anna Hall celebrates after finishing her last event of the Olympic Trials heptathlon.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
In many ways, support for the decathlon and heptathlon is not trending in the right direction.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heptathlon
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Ligor took fourth in the pentathlon at the New Balance National Indoor Pentathlon.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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At the Stade de France, the decathlon 400m had to be delayed, as did a fencing final, because of the noise from the stands watching Marchand.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
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Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cookies became part of the equation when Weekes and McDonald were training for triathlons and looking for a high-quality snack that athletes could use as a satiating carb load.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The time limit to complete this triathlon is generally 16 or 17 hours.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Who better than the 18-time major champion himself to discuss what McIlroy's absence means to him as the organizer of the tournament?—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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What if Ronaldo inks a contract with a team just for the duration of the tournament?—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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