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tetrathlon|tɛˈtræθlən|
[f. tetra- + Gk. ἄθλον contest, after pentathlon.]
An athletic contest comprising a series of four events, esp. one (for juveniles) comprising riding, shooting, swimming, and running.
1959in Chambers's 20th Cent. Dict. Add. 1961Times 29 May 4/4 The 1961 Schools tetrathlon competition, organized by the Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain and the R.M.A. Sandhurst, was won by Whitgift. 1973Daily Mail 4 Sept. 33/5 Recently winning the British Horse Society's Pony Club tetrathlon in Warwickshire. 1979Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 19/4 In the recent Pony Club Tetrathlon championships (pentathlon minus fencing) more than 100 girls..competed. |