Decathlon
Pronunciation : De*cath"lon
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.
[See Deca-; Pentathlon.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913