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Why is an event called a decathlon?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 9/27/2023

Because it is a combination (a combined event) of ten individual events by the same person.

A decathlon is, in order

Day 1

100m

Long Jump

Shot Put

High Jump

400 m

Day 2

110H

Discus

Pole Vault

Javelin

1500m

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