Definitions

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  • noun sports A contest where four successive events are participated in, usually showjumping, swimming, running and pistol shooting

Etymologies

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From tetr(a)- + -athlon

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Examples

  • Emily Nash and her horse, Chico, placed ninth in the tetrathlon, a riding, running, swimming and marksmanship competition.

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