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A decathlon consists of 10 track and field events
A decathlon is always ten events. If you take out the discus throw, then you have nine events.
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A decathlon is 10 events, in orderDay 1100mLong JumpShot PutHigh Jump400 mDay 2110HDiscusPole VaultJavelin1500mRead more: What_are_the_olympic_field_events_in_the_decathlonEach (best) performance in each event is given a score based on a scoring table. The athlete with the highest point total after the 10 events wins.
The Decathlon
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Bruce Jenner was a decathlete and won the gold medal in decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
The heptathlon and the decathlon are variations of the same event, combined-events. In outdoor track and field, women do the heptathlon, consisting of seven events, and men do the decathlon, consisting of ten events. Both of the events have events in them that are power and speed related with one that is more endurance related.
Deca=ten events.ten or 1010 events in total. 4 are track events and 6 are field events. The track events are ordered at the beginning and ending of each of the two days the decathlon is held on.TenA decathlon is, in orderDay 1100mLong JumpShot PutHigh Jump400 mDay 2110HDiscusPole VaultJavelin1500mRead more: What_are_the_olympic_field_events_in_the_decathlon
There are 6 field event in a decathlon: Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, Discus Throw, Pole Vault, and Javelin
In orderDay 1Long JumpShot PutHigh JumpDay 2DiscusPole VaultJavelin