Combined track and field events
Combined track and field events are competitions in which athletes participate in a number of
decathlon scoring table.[1] Other longer combined events do exist, such as the icosathlon (double decathlon) for men and the tetradecathlon for women. Indoors, both men and women compete in the tetradecathlon, with slightly different events to the women's outdoor version.[2]
The throws pentathlon consists of all four Olympic throwing events plus the weight throw. In Sweden, the "Castorama" is also contested, which consists of all throws except the weight throw.[3][4]
Various combined events
Event | Track | Field | ||||||||
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Men's decathlon | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump | Pole vault | Shot put | Discus throw | Javelin throw |
Women's heptathlon | 200 m | 800 m | 100 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump | Shot put | Javelin throw | |||
Men's heptathlon (indoor)
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60 m | 1000 m | 60 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump | Pole vault | Shot put | |||
Women's pentathlon (indoor) | 800 m | 60 m hurdles | Long jump | High jump | Shot put |
See also
- IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
- European Cup Combined Events
- Icosathlon
Notes and references
- ^ "Multi-Events scoring". cheshireaa.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Cédric. "What's IAUM ? - I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents". I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Friidrottsstatistik". www.friidrottsstatistik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "What's new? (2020) Print". Roster Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
"Castorama" (CE for throws)
External links
- Decathlon at IAAFweb site
- Heptathlon at IAAFweb site