heptathlon

views updated May 23 2018

hep·tath·lon / hepˈta[unvoicedth]ˌlän/ • n. a track and field event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800-meter run).DERIVATIVES: hep·tath·lete / -ˈta[unvoicedth]lēt/ n.

heptathlon

views updated May 29 2018

heptathlon an athletic event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot-put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin, and 800 metres).

heptathlon

views updated Jun 11 2018

heptathlon Athletics discipline for women consisting of seven events contested over two days. See also decathlon