heptathlon
heptatlon
translation of 'heptathlon'
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heptatlon
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With him were his wife, Olga, an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the pentathlon and 'heptathlon' , and their two children.
The 'heptathlon' is the toughest event in women's athletics.
Lewis' gold in the 'heptathlon' in Sydney was one of six athletics medals for Britain.
The second gold came in her favourite event - the 'heptathlon' - where also her arch rival, Soma Biswas, of Bengal dropped out after making an appearance on the first day.
Yelena Prokhorova won the 'heptathlon' in thrilling fashion, with stellar performances in the javelin and 800m.
Seventeen-year-old Max Hall gained his first British title, competing in the under-20 men's 'heptathlon' .
She proved that at last year's Sydney Olympics, winning a gold medal in the 'heptathlon' , the gruelling seven-discipline event that requires athletes to be experts in everything from hurdles to the shot put.
Having already guaranteed her world place, Britain's top female all-rounder is sharpening up for the Helsinki 'heptathlon' by competing in four events.
Denise Lewis thought about dropping out of the 'heptathlon' with two events remaining because of a foot injury.
Kelly Sotherton fought her way back into medal contention last night with a gutsy run in the 200 metres, the fourth event of the two-day 'heptathlon' , at the World Championships here.
A year ago, while Sotherton was dithering over whether to quit her job as a debt collector and train full-time for the 'heptathlon' , her mother advised her to take the plunge.
With little at stake for other athletes, Pramila remained the focus in 'heptathlon' , while the decathlon events had to be cancelled after all the three competitors in fray pulled out at one stage or the other.
By the time Eunice Barber came onto the long jump stage she has been outclassed in the 'heptathlon' by a 20-year-old Swede.
When the championships re-crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1993 the 'heptathlon' and pentathlon were added to the list of events.
Sotherton is actually an all-rounder, with an Olympic 'heptathlon' bronze medal to show for it.
Last year, she had two no-jumps in the long jump during the 'heptathlon' at the World Athletics Championships.
‘It's very rare in the 'heptathlon' for an athlete to produce seven great events,’ she said.
Synchronized swimming was held for the first time; other Olympic debuts were women's 400 meters hurdles and the 'heptathlon' , replacing the pentathlon.
She took home the gold medal in the 'heptathlon' at the 1998 Goodwill Games in what was to be her last competition; she retired soon thereafter
The Briton has not competed in a 'heptathlon' since her Sydney 2000 triumph, after taking time out for the birth of her daughter.
Her twin sister Lindsay, a former 'heptathlete' at Brown University, now competes in pole vault and finished eighth at 2004 Trials.
Carolina Klüft, the Swedish 'heptathlete' , said that winning her gold medal last weekend was no big deal.
Originally a 'heptathlete' , Dragila tried pole vaulting for the first time at age 23.
It could be that Shannan will become a pentathlete or a 'heptathlete' , but she may decide to specialise in the sprints or on middle-distance.
When they all had their breath back, Kluft took all the happy 'heptathletes' on a tour of the stadium.
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