“Heptathlon is very geared and favorable to those who are quick,” said Gray’s coach, Andy Eggerth, who trains both heptathletes and decathletes. “A lot of world-class heptathletes are relatively bad at javelin and shot-put.”
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Heptathlete
//ˈhɛp.tæθ.lit//
Synonyms for "heptathlete"
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11 translations across 8 languages.
Danish
1 entries- syvkæmper noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Finnish
1 entries- seitsenottelija noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
French
2 entries- heptathlonien noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
- heptathlonienne noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
German
2 entries- Siebenkämpfer noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
- Siebenkämpferin noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Hungarian
1 entries- hétpróbázó noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Macedonian
2 entries- седмобоец noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
- седмобојка noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Spanish
1 entries- heptatleta noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Swedish
1 entries- sjukampare noun (athlete who competes in the heptathlon)
Sample sentences
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He comes from a family of athletes: Greg, his father, was an elite vaulter for the U.S. Helena, his Swedish mother, was an international heptathlete and volleyball player.
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