heptathlon
noun
an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
heptathlete
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a word derived from
heptathlon.
Example Sentences
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The son of a former English Premier League pro and champion heptathlete, Haaland spent his early years in Bryne, his parents’ hometown of 14,000 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Lewis, a former heptathlete who won a national track championship while competing at LSU as a student, spent nearly 21 years working in the Tigers football program.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
There is also a knighthood for artist Grayson Perry and a damehood for Olympic heptathlete Denise Lewis.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
“I put posters of you on my wall and on my sister’s wall,” heptathlete Anna Hall told Felix on Thursday, sitting beside her at a news conference.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, a world champion heptathlete, fell during the Tokyo Olympics event on Wednesday, refused the wheelchair to help her off the track and managed to finish the race.
From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2021
