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decathlete - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
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noun athletics an athlete who competes in a decathlon
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A former college decathlete , Mr. Weatherford sprinted up the sideline and lunged for the first-down marker as he was pushed out of bounds.
Jets Never Get Airborne Scott Cacciola 2010
However, Lord Coe placed the great British decathlete Daley Thompson at the top of his all-time Olympians, describing the 1980 and 1984 gold medallist as "an extraordinary competitor with unique mental and physical power".
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The same company is also offering fitness breaks with runner Liz Yelling, decathlete Dean Macey and swimmer Karen Pickering.
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On a recent weekday morning at Azusa Pacific University outside of Los Angeles, Cris Pavloff, an advanced technology engineer at BMW, tested the company's equipment for the first time on decathlete Bryan Clay, a two-time Olympic medalist.
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First up to walk atop the tank: Olympic gold-medal decathlete Dan O'Brien.
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Nixon's coach at Santa Fe, Carl Hawkins, said that while Nixon has natural ability, his attention to detail has made him a better decathlete .
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"We captured the decathlete Dean Macey a little while ago, doing sprints, hammer throws, etc," says Rank.
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Newspaper columnist, freelance writer/editor and Olympic decathlete
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At trials, he failed to clear a height in the pole vault and missed the Barcelona Games, botching Reebok's ad campaign featuring Dan (O'Brien) and fellow decathlete Dave (Johnson).
It's trials by fire for U.S. track team 2008
First he had overcome a childhood spent in multiple foster homes to become a nationally ranked decathlete at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, his hometown.
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