heptathlon
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
heptathlon see under decathlon .
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A WIDE-OPEN FIELD.(Sports)(The Pac-10 heptathlon will be tight, but the decathlon isn't expected to be)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/3/2007; 858 words;
... Register-Guard It just might be the best heptathlon field ever assembled at the Pac-10 track ... get to the starting line for her first heptathlon of the year. `I've been watching the ... of 4,441 points in her only previous heptathlon in March. The Pac-10 decathlon also ...
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Analysis of Olympic heptathlon data.
Journal of the American Statistical Association; 9/1/1994; Dawkins, Brian P. Andreae, Peter M. O'Connor, Paul M.; 5247 words;
... described and applied to 1992 olympic heptathlon data to produce characterizations of ... can be difficult to elucidate. Olympic heptathlon and decathlon data are interesting examples ... incremental clustering technique to heptathlon data and compares the results with three ...
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&type=1 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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FOUR DOWN, THREE TO GO; PRIETO RELIES ON PERSONAL BESTS TO LEAD HEPTATHLON.(SPORTS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/20/1999; 396 words;
Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Brandi Prieto of Cal State Northridge was not thrilled to be competing in the heptathlon at the Big Sky Conference championships on Wednesday at CSUN. Neither was the rest of the heptathlon field. Prieto, a five-time Big Sky Conference ... I am a triple-jumper who ...
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&type=1 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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Aths: Muzyczka takes NSW heptathlon title
AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/2/2003; 288 words;
00-00-0000 Aths: Muzyczka takes NSW heptathlon title SYDNEY, Feb 2 AAP - Versatile ... Heath cleared away to win the women' s heptathlon title by 152 points. Heath clinched ... in volleyball but quit to take up the heptathlon because the different events in the ...
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Joyner-Kersee's reign ends Injury KO's her from heptathlon
The Boston Globe; 7/28/1996; Associated Press; 507 words;
... athlete of her time was out of the Olympic heptathlon. In what may have been her farewell ... 100-meter hurdles, the first event of the heptathlon, in 13.24 seconds. But she didn't look ... Joyner-Kersee has withdrawn from the heptathlon because of an injury." "I was in the ...
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&type=1 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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ASU freshman wins heptathlon
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 6/11/2004; BOB BAUM, The Associated Press; 343 words;
ASU freshman wins heptathlon By BOB BAUM, The Associated Press ... stretch of the 800 meters to win the heptathlon Thursday at the NCAA track and field ... going into the 800, the last of the heptathlon's seven events. Johnson finished ...
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Master of multiple events.(Sports)(Oregon's tireless Lauryn Jordan is rounding into the Ducks' top hope in the heptathlon)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/21/2005; 1045 words;
... is set to begin competition in the heptathlon at 12:20 p.m. today during the multi-even ... way through the seven events of the heptathlon, she battled the searing heat of Bakersfield ... few invitationals, she did all of the heptathlon events - 100 hurdles, high jump, shot ...
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Wardell eyes heptathlon
The Press; 11/26/2004; KNOWLER, Richard; 397 words;
Rebecca Wardell wants to contest the heptathlon at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games ... instead. Wardell is no novice at the heptathlon, having tried it in 1998. "I loved it ... field experience up to scratch for the heptathlon and if all goes to plan she hopes to ...
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Jordan sets new standards in NCAA debut.(Sports)(The junior moves up to No. 5 on Oregon's all-time heptathlon list while placing 14th)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 6/12/2005; 603 words;
... Lauryn Jordan is still new to the heptathlon. In only her seventh attempt at the ... In the seven events that make up the heptathlon, Jordan established lifetime bests in ... 25) and 800 (2:31.15), while setting heptathlon PRs in the shot put (41 feet, 7 1/4 ...
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Kluft dominates heptathlon
Jerusalem Post; 8/24/2003; Jerusalem Post Staff and news agencies; 308 words;
00-00-0000 Headline: Kluft dominates heptathlon Byline: Jerusalem Post Staff and news agencies Edition; Daily Section: Sports Page: 13 Sunday, August 24, 2003 -- SAINT-DENIS, France - Sweden's Carolina Kluft set personal bests in all four events Saturday to take a commanding lead over France's Eunice Barber after ...
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&type=1 "American News (Aberdeen, SD)")
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Heptathlon champ repeats: Ipswich native Jesse Heinz ignores injuries, holds on to first-day lead.
American News (Aberdeen, SD); 2/14/2006; 753 words;
... lingering injuries to defend his men's heptathlon title Monday at the Northern Sun ... his day one lead to reclaim his heptathlon title, scoring 4,291 points. It ... third and fifth (in the men's heptathlon), and that was a pretty good start ... a personal best in the indoor heptathlon, he added. He's ...
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&type=1 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Ath: Defending heptathlon champion crashes out
AAP General News (Australia); 9/23/2000; 140 words;
AAP General News (Australia) 09-23-2000 Ath: Defending heptathlon champion crashes out Defending Olypmic champion GHADA SHOUAA has withdrawn from the heptathlon at Olympic Stadium after clearing just two hurdles. SHOUAA pulled up with an apparent left foot injury barely 30 metres into the 100-metre hurdles, ...
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Aths: Third heptathlon title for Kluft
AAP Sports News (Australia); 8/26/2007; 103 words;
AAP Sports News (Australia) 08-26-2007 Aths: Third heptathlon title for Kluft Sweden's CAROLINA KLUFT has won an unprecedented third consecutive world championship heptathlon title, keeping her five-year unbeaten streak intact with a European record 7,032 points. LYUDMILA BLONSKA of Ukraine, who was ...
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&type=1 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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In fourth and all fired up: Penn's Shani Boston struggled on the heptathlon's first day. She says her best events are coming up on Day 2.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 4/26/2006; McLane, Jeff; 583 words;
... set a high bar. Having already won the Penn Relays heptathlon as a freshman, the Penn junior entered this year ... heights. However, yesterday, in the first day of the heptathlon, Boston's nemesis became the high bar, as she faltered ... javelin and 800 -- her stronger suit. This is her first heptathlon in ...
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Penn St. Relays: Lions win decathlon, heptathlon.(Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lion)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 4/26/2007; McLane, Jeff; 628 words;
... McLane Apr. 26--We are . . . Penn Relays decathlon and heptathlon champions. Chris Morrisey and Gayle Hunter led a strong ... events -- Morrisey in the decathlon and Hunter in the heptathlon -- but they eclipsed personal bests as they qualified ... Lion to claim a decathlon title. Hunter is the first ...
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