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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