Meaning of heptathlon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/hɛpˈtæθlɒn/

Definitions

An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Čeština sedmiboj

Deutsch Siebenkampf

Español heptatlón

Suomi seitsenottelu

Français heptathlon

Italiano eptathlon eptatlon heptathlon

日本語ヘプタスロン七種競技

한국어 칠종경기

Nederlands Zevenkamp

Polski siedmiobój

Português heptatlo

Русский семиборье

Svenska sjukamp

“[Carolina Kluft] has won her last 19 heptathlons. Only the legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee has scored higher.”

“For now, Gray and her peers are able to compete for Olympic berths only in the seven-event heptathlon, while the decathlon is restricted to men.”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.