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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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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2025
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Before the music began, Watanabe paid tribute to Minnesota Orchestra viola player Ken Freed, who died on June 29 while running in a sprint triathlon.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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Heavy rain also caused a spike in bacteria during the Olympics, causing the triathlon to be postponed a day.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
7 July 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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Other names appearing somewhere on tournament’s leaderboard include NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce, Sacramento Kings player Zach Lavine, and actors Miles Teller and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Sinner seemed to mean it, and to live by it; he had nearly been knocked out of the tournament during the quarterfinals, when Grigor Dimitrov had taken the first two sets and had the match in control before blowing out a pectoral muscle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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