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- noun sports A
contest wherefour successiveevents are participated in, usuallyshowjumping ,swimming ,running and pistol shooting
Etymologies
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From tetr(a)- + -athlon
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Emily Nash and her horse, Chico, placed ninth in the tetrathlon, a riding, running, swimming and marksmanship competition.
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