Women can only compete in the Olympic heptathlon; a similar event that combines only seven of the decathlon’s 10 events. Image: Female athletes competing at the Amsterdam Olympics, 1928.

Decades before that, though, Jenner was one of the world’s greatest athletes who took home gold in the grueling decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The record-breaking victory came at the ...

Track and Field Men's decathlon-high jump, 3 a.m. Women's 100m hurdles semifinals Men's 1500m semifinals Men's pole vault qualifying Women's 200m second round Men's 200m second round Women's long ...

while pentathlon is an entirely-different Olympic sport: modern pentathlon. The decathlon, a men's event, features ten distinct events all within track and field (a combination of running, jumping and ...

(ATR) Jordan Gray owns the U.S. record in the women's decathlon. But she can't compete at the Olympics because the event is not part of the Games. So the native of Ball Ground, Georgia has ...

(Reuters) - Canada's reigning world decathlon champion Pierce LePage has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a herniated disc in his back which requires surgery. The 28-year-old announced the ...

Ashton Eaton is going for his second Olympic decathlon gold medal in a row. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters) American Ashton Eaton is on the verge of becoming the first decathlete to win back-to ...