heptathlon

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heptathlon (plural heptathlons or heptathla)

(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

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The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

All three came to WSU from Class 2A or 1A high schools and became conference champions last weekend at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor meet (True in javelin, Henry in heptathlon, Corley in 400-meter hurdles). Source: Internet

Junior Grant Mosser led the way in the heptathlon after the first day of competition, starting off with a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash, followed up by personal bests and first-place finishes in both the high jump and the long jump. Source: Internet

Katy Sealy (heptathlon) and Brandon Jones (long jump) are two of our individual gold medal /record holders. Source: Internet

Brooks was seeking to follow her NCAA Indoor and Southeastern Conference Indoor pentathlon championships with NCAA Outdoor and SEC Outdoor heptathlon championships. Source: Internet

On Thursday, Minnesota had four players competing in the Bryan Clay heptathlon in Azusa, California. Source: Internet

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