Definition of Decathlon

an athletic contest consisting of ten events

Examples of Decathlon in a sentence

I practice sprinting, running and jumping so that I can compete in the decathlon.  

Randy received a trophy at the Olympic decathlon after winning each of the ten different events.  

I aced the first nine events of the decathlon, but could not manage to complete the tenth.  

Garry is extremely athletic, which is why he plans on competing in next year’s decathlon at the Olympics.  

Jack went on to win the decathlon gold in Italy after he outperformed his competitors in all ten events.  

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