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heptathlonMulti-event athletics discipline for women consisting of seven events over two days: 100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot-put, 200 metres (day one); long jump, javelin, 800 metres (day two). Points are awarded for performances in each event in the same way as the decathlon. It replaced the pentathlon (five events) in international competition in 1981. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Perry, a sprinter, hurdler and long jumper at Quartz Hill, was better known as a heptathlete in previous seasons. Athletes to be featured in the salutes include former University of Tennessee grad and NFL kicker Fuad Reveiz; Alabama's Lee Roy Jordan and David "Hoss" Johnson; Kenny Smith of the Ole Miss Rebels; Billy Howard, who played so many sports for Mississippi State that he is in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; LSU Heptathlete Amy Zeno Waquespack; University of Arkansas fullback Marvin Daily; Florida tight end Greg Kellar; South Carolina golfer Judge Charles Simons; and Georgia's Vince Fernandez. Sophomore heptathlete Dana Rattler has led the Cougars' women's team to a 10-2 record, and sophomore multievent standout Brian Belue has been pivotal in the men's team's 11-1 start. |
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