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The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are ...
Men decathlon 12:30 p.m. 100 meters: Decathlon men 1:10 p.m. Long jump: Decathlon men 2:25 p.m. Shot put: Decathlon men 3:40 p.m. High jump: Decathlon men 6:56 p.m. 400 meters: Decathlon men Thursday, June 6 Track events 5:32 p.m. 4×100 relay: Semifinal women 5:46 p.m. 1500 meters: Semifinal women 6:02 p.m. 3000 steeplechase: Semifinal women 6 ...
These two events are separate from the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships held during the winter. [ 1 ] Decathlete competitors pose at the 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas , United States.
Jun. 12—The New Hampshire Decathlon/Heptathlon will take place this weekend at Nashua High School South. The 67th annual decathlon and 47th annual heptathlon begin on Saturday and will conclude ...
The results of the event will determine qualification for the September 13–21 2025 World Athletics Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan. [4] Provided they achieved the World standard or are in the World Athletics ranking quota, the top two athletes in each event will gain a place on the Team USA World team.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Kevin Mayer (FRA) 9126 pts: Talence, France: 16 September 2018 Championship record Ashton Eaton (USA) 9045 pts: Beijing, China
Other longer combined events do exist, such as the icosathlon (double decathlon) for men and the tetradecathlon for women. Indoors, both men and women compete in the tetradecathlon, with slightly different events to the women's outdoor version. [2] The throws pentathlon consists of all four Olympic throwing events plus the weight throw.
Combined events: heptathlon, decathlon; Walks: 20 km walk (road) / 20000 m walk (track) In earlier editions before 1974, running distances were often measured in yards. All races were in yards until 1928. From then on, races were measured in meters for Olympic years and yards for other years, except 1933 to 1951 inclusive and 1959.