How to Use heptathlon in a Sentence

heptathlon

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  • She won a gold medal in the heptathlon.
  • The final heptathlon event of the day is the 200 meters.
    — oregonlive, 26 June 2021
  • The girls complete the heptathlon with the long jump, javelin throw and the 800-meter run.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2022
  • Hallock has a PR throw in the shot; is in 17th place in the heptathlon after the first day.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 10 June 2017
  • But the heptathlon trials were set to start at 1:15 p.m.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Nathan, a 2000 Olympian in the heptathlon, coached Irby at Pike.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2021
  • Lodge wasn't even thinking about the heptathlon last year.
    — Matthew Conyers, courant.com, 13 June 2017
  • One of his cousins is Grete Sadeiko, who is training for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the heptathlon.
    — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
  • On the women’s side, Katie Conklin is in seventh in the heptathlon.
    — Ryan Horlen, idahostatesman, 1 May 2017
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s world record in the heptathlon has stood for 31 years.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2019
  • Teammate Erin Hines won the heptathlon long jump with a leap of 5.61 meters Friday.
    — Samford Athletics, AL.com, 12 May 2017
  • Next season, Schuller will compete for Stanford in both the vault and the seven-event heptathlon.
    — Lee Nichols, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • The evening session will see the finals of the women’s triple jump and women’s 1,500 meters, as well as the conclusion of the heptathlon.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
  • She’s set college records at Cornell for heptathlon and pentathlon, which stand to this day.
    — Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This season Iuel and the coaching staff decided to shelve the heptathlon and focus on the hurdles.
    — Scott Reid, Orange County Register, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Hall used to watch videos of Joyner-Kersee, who is considered the gold standard of the women’s heptathlon.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The freshman also dominated the heptathlon and finished second in the long jump and third in the shot put.
    — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 23 May 2021
  • Redshirt junior Jonathan Wells has built his reputation for the Illinois men’s track team in the long jump, the high jump and the heptathlon.
    — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The heptathlon, which is made up of seven events, isn’t held in UIL competitions.
    — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Nafissatou Thiam fights through an elbow injury to assume the world lead in the heptathlon.
    — oregonlive.com, 24 June 2019
  • Last season, Wells finished eighth in the heptathlon during the indoor season and tied for ninth in the high jump in the outdoor season.
    — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The decathlon runs Wednesday and Thursday, and the heptathlon is set for Friday and Saturday.
    — oregonlive.com, 5 June 2019
  • Action begins today at 11:30 a.m. with the heptathlon long jump.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 9 June 2018
  • Meanwhile, Oregon’s Max Vollmer finished sixth place in the heptathlon, setting personal bests in the long jump and shot put en route to 5,726 points.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The other 12 finals this weekend, along with the grueling heptathlon, remain as scheduled — all in the afternoon, all in the heat of the day.
    — Eddie Pells, ajc, 26 June 2021
  • Botelho had finished 11th in the heptathlon the last two years and was motivated to return and get the title all season.
    — Matthew Conyers, courant.com, 14 June 2017
  • Walker finished in the top six in six of the seven events in the heptathlon, including tying for tops in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 11¼ inches in Tuesday’s opening event of the day.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 12 May 2021
  • Boone was recruited to Boise State as a javelin thrower and also competed in the heptathlon in college.
    — oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Hannah Rusnak breaks the Washington school heptathlon record with a ninth-place finish.
    — oregonlive.com, 9 June 2019
  • Cano, a senior, was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion in the heptathlon in the spring.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2022

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