Meanings
plural heptathletes
- athleticsAn athlete who competes in the heptathlon.
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.
2024 May 8, Liam Tharme, “Mondo Duplantis: Breaking down the biomechanics behind the best-ever pole vaulter”, in The New York Times1 more example
“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.”
2021 June 7, Shauna Farnell, “An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men?”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
- Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
- Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
- Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
- Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
- Englishhepta-
- Englishathlete
- Englishheptathlete
Translations
Danish syvkæmper
- syvkæmperathlete who competes in the heptathlon
Finnish seitsenottelija
- seitsenottelijaathlete who competes in the heptathlon
French heptathlonien, heptathlonienne
- heptathlonienathlete who competes in the heptathlon
- heptathlonienneathlete who competes in the heptathlon
German Siebenkämpfer, Siebenkämpferin
- Siebenkämpferathlete who competes in the heptathlon
- Siebenkämpferinathlete who competes in the heptathlon
Hungarian hétpróbázó
- hétpróbázóathlete who competes in the heptathlon
Spanish heptatleta
- heptatletaathlete who competes in the heptathlon
Swedish sjukampare
- sjukampareathlete who competes in the heptathlon
Cite this entry
heptathlete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptathlete
“heptathlete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptathlete. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptathlete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptathlete.
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