world's greatest athlete

noun

the Olympic champion male athlete in the men's decathlon athletics track and field sport

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Meanings

nounworld's fastest athlete (plural world's greatest athletes)

plural world's greatest athletes

  1. masculineslangathleticsthe Olympic champion male athlete in the men's decathlon athletics track and field sport
  2. feminineslangathleticsthe Olympic champion female athlete in the women's heptathlon athletics track and field sport (the pentathlon was replaced by the heptathlon in Olympic competition for women)
  3. femininehistoricalslangathleticsthe Olympic champion female athlete in the women's pentathlon athletics track and field sport (the heptathlon replaced the pentathlon in Olympic competition for women)
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