Decathlete
noun
An athlete who competes in a decathlon.
The decathlete trained hard to improve his performances in all ten events.
Often appears as...
- olympic decathlete
- professional decathlete
noun
An athlete who competes in a decathlon.
The decathlete trained hard to improve his performances in all ten events.
Often appears as...
- olympic decathlete
- professional decathlete
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Pro Tip 1/3Event Variety
Decathletes must excel in diverse track and field events, emphasizing their versatility.
He's a talented decathlete, excelling in javelin and pole vault.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Endurance
The word emphasizes the athlete's endurance, as the decathlon spans two days.
The decathlete's stamina was clear by his strong finish on the second day.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Training
Being a decathlete requires training in multiple disciplines, not just a single sport.
As a decathlete, her training schedule included hurdles, discus, and high jump.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Variety
Decathletes must excel in diverse track and field events, emphasizing their versatility.
He's a talented decathlete, excelling in javelin and pole vault.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Endurance
The word emphasizes the athlete's endurance, as the decathlon spans two days.
The decathlete's stamina was clear by his strong finish on the second day.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Training
Being a decathlete requires training in multiple disciplines, not just a single sport.
As a decathlete, her training schedule included hurdles, discus, and high jump.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Variety
Decathletes must excel in diverse track and field events, emphasizing their versatility.
He's a talented decathlete, excelling in javelin and pole vault.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Endurance
The word emphasizes the athlete's endurance, as the decathlon spans two days.
The decathlete's stamina was clear by his strong finish on the second day.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Training
Being a decathlete requires training in multiple disciplines, not just a single sport.
As a decathlete, her training schedule included hurdles, discus, and high jump.
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Samantha Power: Shaking...
What he was was a decathlete of nation-building, of problem-solving, of troubleshooting in the world's worst places and in the world's most broken places. In failing states, genocidal states, under-governed states,
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Samantha Power: Shaking...
What he was was a decathlete of nation-building, of problem-solving, of troubleshooting in the world's worst places and in the world's most broken places. In failing states, genocidal states, under-governed states,
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Quote examples
Michael Nyman
British Composer
I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three events, and being forced to focus on events that he wasn't that interested in, and also weren't his strongest events.
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Caitlyn Jenner
American Athlete
We have a rich tradition here in the United States of great decathletes, which is amazing 'cause we have absolutely no program to develop these guys. Zero. There's nothing. They do it on their own, just like I did back in '76.
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Bryan Clay
American Athlete
For decathletes, our event goes all throughout the day so you're trying to go up and down and up and down emotionally and physically and you know mentally you're just on a roller coaster.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.
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Daley Thompson
English Athlete
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
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Ashton Eaton
American Athlete
To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.
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Dan O'Brien
American Athlete
Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
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Bryan Clay
American Athlete
We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.
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Terrance Hayes
American Educator
Poets are like the decathletes of literature.
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David Hornsby
American Actor
I'm like a decathlete without the body.
Quote examples
Michael Nyman
British Composer
I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three events, and being forced to focus on events that he wasn't that interested in, and also weren't his strongest events.
Quote examples
Caitlyn Jenner
American Athlete
We have a rich tradition here in the United States of great decathletes, which is amazing 'cause we have absolutely no program to develop these guys. Zero. There's nothing. They do it on their own, just like I did back in '76.
Quote examples
Bryan Clay
American Athlete
For decathletes, our event goes all throughout the day so you're trying to go up and down and up and down emotionally and physically and you know mentally you're just on a roller coaster.
Quote examples
Jim Brown
American Athlete
One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.
Quote examples
Daley Thompson
English Athlete
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
Quote examples
Ashton Eaton
American Athlete
To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.
Quote examples
Dan O'Brien
American Athlete
Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
Quote examples
Bryan Clay
American Athlete
We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.
Quote examples
Terrance Hayes
American Educator
Poets are like the decathletes of literature.
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David Hornsby
American Actor
I'm like a decathlete without the body.
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