A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ...
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ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
There are two heptathlons – the men´s and the women´s heptathlon – composed of different events. The men´s heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women´s is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984.